The thriller on the dictatorship “The Secret Agent”of Kleber Mendonça Filhowas cheered for 13 minutes after the first show at the Cannes Festival this Sunday (18). The Brazilian film competes for the Golden Palm.
The Pernambuco director and the star of the title, the Bahian Wagner Mourathey were thrilled during the applause. The actors, e They were also in the premiere.
🎬🇧🇷 The secret agent makes history in Cannes!
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s long -awaited political thriller debuted at the 2025 Cannes Festival. During his world premiere, the film received a 13 -minute public ovation!
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At the end of the screening, Kleber Mendonça Filho spoke in Portuguese to thank the feature film team.
“I want to thank the whole team that made this movie. There is a small part here and I feel very honored. It was a great experience to make ‘the secret agent’. It was awesome. It was amazing,” he said.
The plot is set in the 1970s and accompanies Marcelo, a technology expert, who escapes a mysterious past and decides to return to Recife in search of a little peace, but realizes that the city is far from being o Refuge that seeks. .
At the next few days, “The secret agent ” will have several sessions at the event. The closing and awarding ceremony is scheduled for Saturday (24). See below the films that compete for the Golden Palm.
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The Cannes Festival reaches the 78th edition in 2025; See below for movies that compete for the Golden Palm • Samir Hussein/WireImage
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“The agent Secret”by Kleber Mendonça Filho • Disclosure
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“Eddington”The ARI Aster • Disclosure
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“The History of Sound“, The Oliver Hermanus • Disclosure/Mubi
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“New wave”de Richard Linklater • Disclosure
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“Die My Love”de Foundation of Ramsay • Disclosure
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“The scheme in the Phoenician“by Wes Anderson • Reproduction/Youtube
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“Sentimental Value”the Joachim Trier • Disclosure
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“Woman and Child”from Saeed Roustaee • Disclosure
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“The youngest”from Hafsia Herzi • Disclosure
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“Dossier 137”by Dominik Moll • Disclosure
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“Renoir”de Chie Hayakawa • Disclosure
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“Two Prosecutors”, de Sergei Loznitsa • Disclosure
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“The Sound of Falling”Schilinki March • Disclosure
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“Fiori”De Mario Martone • Disclosure
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“Young mothers” de Jean-Pierre e Luc Dardenne • Disclosure
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“Eagles of the Republic”de Tarik Saleh • Disclosure
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“Sirat” by Oliver Laxe • Disclosure
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“Pilgrimage”by Carla Simon • Disclosure
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“Alpha”De Julia Ducournau • Disclosure
