A new photo of “The Secret Agent” by Kleber Mendonça Filho, was released on Thursday (8), days before the debut in the Cannes Festival which happens between May 13 and 24. The Brazilian title competes for the top prize of the official national team, the Golden Palm. See the full list below.
In the image, Wagner Moura , Hermila Guedes , LICINIA, João Vitor and Isabel Zuaa They appear on the scene in a room, described the director in publication on social networks.

The plot is set in the 1970s. In the plot, Marcelo, a technology expert, 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.
This is the Kleber Mendonça Filho’s third film to compete for the Golden Palm . Previously, the Pernambuco filmmaker had “Aquarius” and “Bacurau” in the official national team, as well as “Chamebre 999” and “Ghost Portraits” in special exhibitions of the festival.
“The Secret Agent” marks Wagner Moura’s return to Brazilian cinema. In recent years, he has been in international productions such as “Sergio” (2020), “Civil War” (2024) and “drug thieves” (2024).
See the official selection of the Cannes 2025 festival
- “The agent Secret” by Kleber Mendonça Filho
- “Eddington” by Ari Aster
- “The History of Sound “By Oliver Hermanus
- “Nouvelle Vague” by Richard Linklater
- “In Simple Accident” by Jafar Panahi
- “The scheme in the Phoenician“ by Wes Anderson
- “Alpha” by Julia Ducournau
- “Romeria” by Carla Simon
- “Sirat” by oliver laxe
- “Eagles of the Republic” by Tarik Saleh
- “Jeunes Mères” by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- “Fiori” by Mario Martone
- “The Sound of Falling” by mascha schilinki
- “Two Prosecutors” by sergei loznitsa
- “Renoir” by chie hayakawa
- “Dossier 137” by Dominik Moll
- “Sentimental VALUE ” by Joachim Trier
- “La Petite Dernière” by Hafsia Herzi
- “The Mastermind” Kelly Reichardt
In addition to “Civil War” and “Narcos”: productions with Wagner Moura
This content was originally published in “The Secret Agent” gains new image with Wagner Moura Dias before Cannes on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil

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