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The Secret Agent (O agente secreto)

Date & Time

Sun. Apr. 26, 2026 5 PM-7:45 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Year 2025
Length 161 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese, German, and English with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

The Secret Agent (O agente secreto)

Date & Time

Sun. Apr. 26, 2026 5 PM-7:45 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Year 2025
Length 161 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese, German, and English with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave
 
The most celebrated Latin American film of the year—nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture—The Secret Agent is a genre-defying political thriller from acclaimed filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau). Set in Recife during Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1977, this electrifying neo-noir stars Wagner Moura in a career-defining performance as a widowed technology researcher who becomes an unwitting target at the heart of a political maelstrom. On the run from mercenary killers and haunted by the past, he must navigate a tense, unpredictable world of danger and deception to escape the country with his young son. With the help of a mysterious woman and her underground resistance allies, he confronts the city’s volatile spirit in a story that blends suspense, political intrigue, and a cinematic homage to Filho’s youth.

Tickets
  • $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit

 
La película latinoamericana más celebrada del año—con cuatro nominaciones a los Premios Óscar, incluida Mejor Película—El agente secreto del aclamado cineasta Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau) es un thriller político que desafía los géneros cinematográficos. Ambientada en Recife durante la dictadura militar brasileña en 1977, este electrizante neo-noir está protagonizado por Wagner Moura en una actuación decisiva en su carrera, como un investigador tecnológico viudo que se convierte inesperadamente en el blanco de una tormenta política. Perseguido por asesinos mercenarios y acosado por su pasado, deberá navegar un mundo tenso e impredecible de peligro y engaños para lograr escapar del país junto a su pequeño hijo. Con la ayuda de una misteriosa mujer y sus aliados de la resistencia clandestina, se enfrenta al espíritu volátil de la ciudad en una historia que combina suspenso, intriga política y un homenaje cinematográfico a la juventud de Mendonça Filho.

Tickets
  • $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Organized by the MFAH in association with the creative partner Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires.
Sponsored by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc.

            

Additional generous support provided by Neil B. Goldstein.

Programmed in collaboration with Cinema Tropical.