New to Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau) debuts in Brazilian theaters after being successful at the Cannes Festival, where he came out with four awards
Showcase Filmes announced, on Thursday (5), the release date of The secret agentnew feature of Kleber Mendonça Filho(Bacurau), starring Wagner Moura(Civil war), which was featured at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where he left with four awards.
After the filmmaker says that the production should reach Brazilian theaters in November, the distributor confirmed that the long debut in November 6 across the country. “We can barely wait to see the theaters of theaters full to check out the movie”celebrated the showcase movies on social networks. Check it out:
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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 Mourathe cast of The secret agent still has MARIA FERNANDA CANDID(Fantastic Animals: Dumbledore’s Secrets), Gabriel Leone (Senna), Alice Carvalho (New cangaço), 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.
Highlight in Cannes
During his time at the Cannes Festival, The secret agent took four awards, two from the official ceremony and two parallels, with emphasis on Wagner Mourawho became the first Brazilian to win the honor of best actor at the festival, Le Prix d’Antpretation Mascine.
He joined FERNANDA TORRES (Best actress per I know I’ll love you in 1986) and SANDRA CORVELONI (Best actress per Pass line in 2008) in the group of acting awarded with the highest honor honor at the festival.
Furthermore, Kleber Mendonça Filho was the first Brazilian to win the award for best direction (Le Prix de la mise en scène) since Glauber Rochawho won the honor with The Dragon of Evil against the Holy Warriorin 1969.
Before the official ceremony, The secret agent It had already won two important parallel awards, the Criticism Award, offered by the International Federation of Critics (Fipresci), and the Prix des Cinémas Art etei, awarded by the French Association of Independent Exhibitors. Watch the first preview of the news below:
Also read:Debut, history and what we know most about The secret agentwith Wagner Moura
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