Kleber Mendonça Filho film won two other important awards at the 2025 Cannes Festival: Criticism and Prix des Cinémas d’Art eti
And another great recognition came out for The secret agentBrazilian film that disputes Gold node Cannes Festival 2025! For work as the protagonist, Marcelo, Wagner Moura was chosen by the jury to receive the Best actor.
Earlier this Saturday, 24, the film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filhowon two awards in Cannes: Criticism and Prix des Cinémas d’Art etei. A big name that competed with Moura, who won the first international prize as an actor (he was nominated for the Golden Globe by Narcos, but lost), was Stellan Skarsgårdfrom Sentimental Value.
This was the third time in which a Brazilian has been awarded for acting in the Cannes Festival. In 1986, FERNANDA TORRES won Best actress by work in I know I’ll love youalready SANDRA CORVELONI was recognized by Pass line.
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What is the story of The secret agent?
The plot is set in the 1970s and revolves around Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a university professor who runs away from Sao Paulo to Recife to escape government agents who seek him for subversive activities. However, he soon discovers that he is being spied on his neighbors.
In addition to Moura, Candid and Oakthe cast of The secret agent still has Gabriel Leone (Senna), Isabel Zuaa (The devil’s knot), Rubens Santos (Aquarius), Udo kier (Bacurau), Thomá Aquino (Crime DNA), SuzyLopes (Paloma), Buddha lyre (Heavy is the sky), Carlos Francisco (Mars one), WilsonRabhe (Bandit: number one) and Laura Lufési.
Who will be the competitors of the movie by the Golden Palm?
Kleber Mendonça Filhoborn in Recife, again competing in the Golden Palm, the Festival’s main prize, with The secret agentsix years after Bacurau Having taken the jury prize, a kind of third place. That year, the South Korean Parasite (2019) won the top prize.
Among the main competitors of The secret agentwe can highlight the return of WES ANDERSON (The Grande Hotel Budapest) French riviera, two years after presenting Asteroid city (2023), with The Phoenician Schemea spying plot and threat involving a tycoon.
The filmmaker Ari Aster (Midsommar – Evil doesn’t wait for the night) it presents Eddingtonabout the impasse between a sheriff and a mayor in a city of New Mexico, with Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) In the main papers.
Another strong name in the dispute is Richard Linklaterwhich displays Nouvelle vaguefilm that shows the backstage of the production of Harbbyclassic Jean-Luc Godardreinforcing its connection with French cinema.
The filmmaker Kelly Reichardt brings the policeman The Mastermindabout the theft of works of art, starring Josh O’Connor (Rivals) – which also star THE HISTORY OF SOUNDgay novel set in World War I, alongside MESCAL PAUL (Gladiator 2).
Julia Ducournauwinner of the Golden Palm by Titane (2021), returns to the festival with Alphaa terror centered on deteriorating the relationship between mother and daughter after the return of the school girl with a mysterious tattoo. The Belgian veterans Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne show Young Motherswhile the Iranian Jafar Panahi it presents The Simple Accidentkeeping Iranian cinema evidence at the festival.
Lynne Ramsay (We need to talk about Kevin) Arrives with Die My Loveand Joachim Trierfrom The worst person in the world (2021), displays Sentimental Value. Other prominent names are Renewalfrom the Japanese Chie Hayakawaand Romeríafrom the Spanish Carla Simónreinforcing the festival’s bet on new less conventional names and narratives. See the full list of competition movies:
- Afterwards (Oliver laxe)
- Alpha (Julia Ducournau)
- The Eagles of the Republic (Tarik Saleh)
- Eddington (Ari Aster)
- Dossier 137 (Dominik Moll)
- Fuori (Mario Martone)
- THE HISTORY OF SOUND (Olivier Hermanus)
- IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi)
- The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt)
- Nouvelle vague (Richard Linklater)
- The Phoenician Scheme (WES ANDERSON)
- The secret agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
- Renewal (Chie Hayakawa)
- Romance (Carla Simon)
- Sental Value (Joachim Trier)
- Sound of Falling (Mascha schilinski)
- Two Prosecutors (Sergei Loznitsa)
- The Youngest Daughter (Hafsia Herzi)
- Young Mothers (Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne)
- Die, My Love (Lynne Ramsay)
- Mother and Child (Saeed Roustae)
- Resurrection (Bi gan)
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Source: Rollingstone
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