With a budget of R$28 million, “The Secret Agent“, of Kleber Mendonça Filhoand the lower budget film among the ten nominees for the Oscar for Best Film in 2026.
For comparison, “”, the most expensive on the list, cost US$300 milliona number 60 times greater than . But money didn’t stop the Brazilian political thriller from reaching cinema’s biggest night.
According to information from Ancine, the total production value of the film starring Wagner Moura, .
The Brazilian part corresponded to R$ 13.5 million: R$ 7.5 million came from the (FSA), a fund linked to the Ministry of Culture and operated by BNDESand the rest was contributed by the private sector.
Another R$4 million was allocated to marketing the film, with support from the Audiovisual Law, tax incentive mechanism which allows you to deduct part of the Income Tax on national productions approved by Ancine.
Other budgets
The ten films in the category total more than US$800 million in production investment — and the Brazilian responds for less than 1% of this total.
While “F1” spent US$300 million to film on real Formula 1 circuits, and “Sinners”, from Ryan Cooglerhad a budget of US$90 million, “The Secret Agent” was shot in Recife for a fraction of those amounts.
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s production has won more than 36 international awards, including oeo, as well as: Best Director and Best Actor.
Wagner Moura, protagonist of the film, . At the box office, the film grossed US$20 million worldwide and brought more than 2 million spectators to Brazilian cinemas.
Watch the trailer for The Secret Agent
