Set during Brazil's 1977 military dictatorship, The Secret Agent is a gripping period drama about former university professor, Armando, who is pursued by hit men after crossing a corrupt businessman. Armando must navigate political paranoia as he attempts to flee from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife with his young son, becoming embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy with repercussions that linger to the present day.

Wagner Moura delivers an Academy Award nominated performance as Armando, in an epic crime saga that captures the surreal absurdities of life in an authoritarian state. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho imbues his vision with an astonishing eye for detail, brilliantly realising a unique era in Brazil's tumultuous history in this unmissable thriller.

Portuguese dialogue with English dialogue.

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