The secret agentBy director Kleber Mendonça Filho, he was chosen to represent Brazil in the category of the best international film in the Oscar 2026. The decision was released by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema on Monday (15).
The film was previewed at the Cannes Film Festival, where he won four awards, including the Jury Prize (one of the biggest events), the best director (for Kleber Mendonça Filho) and the best actor (for Wagner Moura).
The secret agent is chosen by Brazil for the Oscar 2026
With the decision of the Brazilian Academy of Cinema, The secret agent It will be the official representative of Brazil for a better international film in Oscar 2026. This is because each country indicates only a film to compete in the category.
However, the film already has an international distribution guaranteed by Neon (which has other famous titles that have already won the Oscars) and can also compete in other categories, according to the company’s campaign.
The secret agent contested with Manas, Child, Kasa Bianco, The last blue AND West again.

The film had international shots, but it was the target of the dispute

The secret agent debuts in Brazil in November
The secret agent He had some special sessions in Recife, the birthplace of director Kleber Mendonça Filho and where the film is set. The official debut in Brazilian theaters is scheduled for November 6th.
Take a look at the synopsis:
In 1977, Marcelo works as a technology specialist. He decides to escape from his violent and mysterious past who moves from St. Paul to recover with the intention of starting his life. Marcelo arrives in the capital of Pernambuco in the middle of Carnival and realizes that he has attracted all the chaos he has always wanted to escape from himself. To worsen things, it begins to be spied on by the neighbors. Unexpectedly, the city he believed would have welcomed him was far from his refuge.
The Academy of Arts and Film Sciences, head of the Oscar, will advertise the pre-risto of those selected for the category of the best international film on December 16.
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