The Secret Agent

A film that transforms a historical drama about repression into a personal, almost intimate struggle for memory, family, and human dignity.

Set in Brazil in 1977, at the height of the military dictatorship, the story follows Marcelo, a fugitive professor who returns to his hometown of Recife hoping to reunite with his son amid the frenzy of street carnival. Instead, he discovers that agents of the regime are watching his every move. A city filled with joy, music, and color becomes a dangerous labyrinth, where a single wrong step could prove fatal.