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‘The Secret Agent’ Clip: First Look At Brazilian Star Wagner Maura In Cannes Palme D’Or Contender


'The Secret Agent' Clip: First Look At Brazilian Star Wagner Maura In Cannes Palme D'Or Contender 'The Secret Agent'

EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho is back in Competition in Cannes for the third time with 1977-set thriller The Secret Agent, and Deadline can reveal a first clip. Like Walter Salles’ recent Oscar winner I’m Still Here, the drama is set against the backdrop of Brazil’s the military dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985. In fact, we just had a very strong and beautiful film in Brazilian cinema, I’m Still Here, by Walter Salles, which did wonders for many young people who were not even aware of that moment in history.

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