Wagner Moura opened the heart in an interview for Variety and revealed What was it like to return to national cinema in “The Secret Agent” . The film, which is commanded to Kleber Mendonça Filho, will make its debut at the 2025 Cannes Festival.
For the actor, returning to Brazilian cinema was something that “meant a lot” to him and also for his career. “It meant a lot for me to act and talk about Portuguese again, to reconnect with my culture. I can’t even describe how important this was to me “He revealed.
Moura also recalled her international career, which had her remarkable performance as Pablo Escobar in “Narcos” from Netflix, and also in the movie “Civil War” by director Alex Garland. “I did a lot of things out there. I did“ Narcos, a series that took a long time to make, and drove a movie that took three years to release. ”
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 it seeks.
This is Kleber Mendonça Filho’s third movie to compete for the Golden Palm. Previously, the Pernambuco filmmaker had “Aquarius” and “Bacurau” in the official selection, besides “Chamebre 999” and “Ghost portraits” in special festival exhibitions.
“The Secret Agent” marks Wagner Moura’s return to Brazilian cinema. In recent years, he has been in international productions as “Sergio” (2020), “Civil War” (2024) and “Drug thieves” (2025).
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