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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.3 / 100
2025·Crime / Drama / Mystery·2h 41m

THE SECRET AGENT

“Brazil 1977, a time of great mischief.”

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

Above the Line
Kleber Mendonça Filho·DirectorKleber Mendonça Filho·WriterEvgenia Alexandrova·Director of PhotographyMateus Alves·Original Music ComposerEduardo Serrano·Editor
Cast
Wagner Moura·Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Adult Fernando SolimõesTânia Maria·Dona SebastianaAlice Carvalho·FátimaMaria Fernanda Cândido·Elza / Sara GuébertGabriel Leone·Bobbi BorbaUdo Kier·HansCarlos Francisco·Seu AlexandreThomás Aquino·ValdemarHermila Guedes·ClaudiaRobério Diógenes·Euclides Cavalcante
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Kleber Mendonça Filho·DirectorPethrus Tiburcio·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Kleber Mendonça Filho·Writer
Camera· 1
Evgenia Alexandrova·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Eduardo Serrano·EditorMatheus Farias·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Mateus Alves·Original Music ComposerTomaz Alves de Souza·Original Music ComposerMoabe Filho·SoundPedrinho Moreira·SoundTijn Hazen·Sound DesignerTijn Hazen·Sound EditorCyril Holtz·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 3
Thales Junqueira·Production DesignRita Azevedo·Costume DesignerMarisa Amenta·Makeup & Hair
Production· 13
Kleber Mendonça Filho·ProducerEmilie Lesclaux·ProducerDora Amorim·Executive ProducerBrent Travers·Executive ProducerWinston Araújo·ProducerMariana Jacob·Production ManagerGabriel Domingues·CastingWagner Moura·Co-ProducerNathanaël Karmitz·Co-ProducerElisha Karmitz·Co-ProducerFionnuala Jamison·Co-ProducerOlivier Barbier·Co-ProducerErik Glijnis·Co-Producer
Other Departments· 1
Werick Dino Garcia·Lighting Design
By the Numbers
78.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$15M
ROI 191%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a beard and dark hair, wearing a light-colored short-sleeved collared shirt, holds a red telephone receiver to his ear with his right hand. He stands”

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Key Elements
Red Telephone ReceiverTelephone BoothPhotographsWatch
Atmosphere
Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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