Cinema’To Secret Agent ‘is expected to compete for the Oscar for best international film, predicts American variety venue has released his initial predictions for the next edition of the biggest cinema awards and placed the feature among the Highlights Poor newsroom

THE Variety released his initial security for the Oscar 2026 and put The secret agentnew movie Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau), as a favorite to the best international film statuette, category won by I’m still here Earlier this year.

For the American vehicle, Brazilian production should compete against IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTfrom Luxembourg, winner of the Golden Palm, main honor of the Cannes Festival; Nouvelle vaguefrom France; Sirâtfrom Spain; and Sentimental Valuefrom Norway.

Still according to the vehicle, Wagner Moura(Civil war) – who won the award for best male performance at this year’s Cannes Festival – should also play his first Oscar, in the category of best actor, against Michael B. Jordanby Sinners; George Clooneyby Jay Kelly; Dwayne Johnsonby Fighter Heart: The Smashing Machine; and Jesse Plemonsby Bugonia.

What is the story of The secret agent?

The plot of The secret agent 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:

SOURCE: Variety

Also read:Debut, history and what we know most about The secret agentwith Wagner Moura

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