Overview

• The first U.S. teaser arrived today, introducing Wagner Moura’s fugitive protagonist in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Portuguese-language thriller.
• Neon set a limited U.S. theatrical release for November 26, confirming the film’s stateside rollout.
• The Secret Agent is slated to screen at Telluride, TIFF as a Special Presentation, and the New York Film Festival’s Main Slate.
• The film earned Best Director for Mendonça Filho and Best Actor for Moura at Cannes, along with the FIPRESCI Prize and the Art House Cinema Award.
• Set in 1977 Recife, the story follows Marcelo, a technology expert on the run who seeks to reunite with his son during Carnival.