The thriller on the dictatorship “The Secret Agent” from Kleber Mendonça Filho he was ovated for 13 minutes After the first display in the Cannes Festival This Sunday (18). The Brazilian film competes for the Golden Palm.
The Pernambuco director and the star of the title, the Bahian Wagner Moura they were thrilled during the applause. The actors Gabriel Leone , MARIA FERNANDA CANDID and Alice Carvalho They were also in the premiere.
The secret agent makes history in Cannes!
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s long -awaited political thriller debuted at the 2025 Cannes Festival. During his world premiere, the film received a 13 -minute public ovation! pic.twitter.com/jbaawgq8vd
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At the end of the screening, Kleber Mendonça Filho spoke in Portuguese to thank the feature film team.
“I want to thank the whole team that made this movie. There is a small part here and I feel very honored. It was a great experience to make ‘the secret agent’. It was awesome. It was amazing,” he said.
The plot is set in the 1970s and accompanies Marcelo, a technology expert, who escapes a mysterious past and decides to return to Recife in search of a little peace, but realizes that the city is far from being the Refuge that seeks. See the first reactions to the movie.
At the next few days, “The secret agent ” will have several sessions at the event. The closing and awarding ceremony is scheduled for Saturday (24). See below the films that compete for the Golden Palm.
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