The Secret Agent
Brazil 1977, a time of great mischief.
Brazil, 1977.Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run.Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
- Worldwide
- $19M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
Golden Globes
1 win
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerFIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
APRECI Award for Best International Premiere
1 win
- WinnerAPRECI Award for Best International Premiere
FIPRESCI Grand Prix
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerFIPRESCI Grand Prix
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Secret Agent returned 3.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $19M
- Release date
- Jul 23, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- Argentina, Brazil
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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