| International Standard Book Number |
9798886074765
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| Uniform Title |
Agente secreto (Motion picture)
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| Title Statement |
The secret agent (DVD) (2025) / Cinemascopio, MK Productions, One Two Films, Lemming Film present ; written and directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho ; produced by Emilie Lesclaux.
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| Edition Statement |
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
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| Country of Producing Entity |
Brazil France Netherlands Germany
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : illustrations ; 19 cm)
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| Series Statement |
Criterion collection
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| General Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2025.
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| General Note |
Special features: making-of documentary featuring interviews with Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, and other members of the cast and crew; new interviews with Evgenia Alexandrova and Cyril Holtz; new video essay featuring Mendonça Filho; deleted scenes; archival material that inspired the film, with commentary by Mendonça Filho; trailer; new English subtitle transation; companion film "Pictures of Ghosts" by Mendonça Filho; [may contain] essay by critic Dennis Lim.
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| General Note |
Wide screen (2.39:1).
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Disc 1. Feature -- Disc 2. Supplements.
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Editing, Eudardo Serrano, Matheus Farias ; cinematography, Evegenia Alexandrova ; original score, Tomaz Alves Souza, Mateus Alves.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Wagner Moura, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Isabel Zuaa, Maria Fernanda Candido, Udo Kier.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In 1977, under the alias Marcelo, a man arrives in the city of Recife to try to make a fresh start with his young son. However, the threat of violence immediately encroaches, while around him swirl corrupt cops, grimy hit men, haunted exiles, and a wild urban legend that ignites a public frenzy."-- Container.
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| Target Audience Note |
MPA rating: R; for strong bloody violence, sexual content, language, and some full nudity.
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| System Details Note |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen (2.391:), Dolby Digital 5.1.
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| Language note |
Portuguese dialogue; English subtitles.
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| Awards Note |
Winner, Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize; Prix des CineÌmas Art et Essai; Best Director, Kleber Mendonça Filho; Best Actor, Wagner Moura, 2025
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| Awards Note |
Winner, Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film; Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Wagner Moura, 2026
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| Awards Note |
Winner, Lumiere Awards Best International Co-Production, 2026
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Fathers and sons Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Dictatorship Brazil Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Military government Brazil Drama.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Political films.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Moura, Wagner, 1976- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Kier, Udo, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Candido, Maria Fernanda, 1974- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lim, Dennis, 1973- writer of added commentary.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lesclaux, Emilie, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Carvalho, Alice, 1996- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Leone, Gabriel, 1993- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Azevedo, Rita, costume designer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Souza, Tomaz Alves, composer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Alves, Mateus, composer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Mendonca Filho, Kleber, 1968- film director.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Isabel Zuaa, 1987- actor.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
M.K. Production (Firm), production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Cinemascopio Filmes (Firm), production company.
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