The Secret Agent

O Agente Secreto

'One of the best films of the year.'

The Hollywood Reporter

Lotterywest Films / Drama/Thriller

The winner of three major awards at Cannes and heralded as one of the year’s best films, The Secret Agent is a sprawling, sly, genre-bending slow-burn thriller, filled with hypnotic tension and set against a colour-saturated backdrop of ’70s Brazil, Carnival and political corruption.

Dates & Times

5 – 11 Jan
Mon – Sun

Doors 6pm
Film 8pm

Duration 160mins

Access

Tickets

$24

Cheap Tuesdays All tickets $12

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Festival Club membership prices available.

Location

Somerville Auditorium, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Godroo/Crawley WA 6009

Notes

  • Portuguese with English subtitles
  • CTC
  • Film screenings are subject to weather conditions
  • Updates on any changes to the film schedule are listed by 7pm online via website and socials @perthfest

The winner of three major awards at Cannes and heralded as one of the year’s best films, The Secret Agent is a sprawling, sly, genre-bending slow-burn thriller, filled with hypnotic tension and set against a colour-saturated backdrop of ’70s Brazil, Carnival and political corruption.

'A dual-timeline thriller powered by the kind of anarchic, erratic energy that you would expect to find at the end of a two day bender.'
Screen Daily

More info

Winner of Best Actor, Best Director and the International Critic’s Prize (FIPRESCI) 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Brazil / France / Netherlands / Germany

Director Kleber Mendonça Filho
Screenwriter Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cinematographer Evgenia Alexandrova
Cast Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Candido, Gabriel Leone
Composers Mateus Alves, Tomaz Alves Souza
Editors Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
Distributor/Sales Agent Rialto Films

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