The Secret Agent

Coming to the Playhouse Cinema…

A razor‑sharp descent into secrecy, power and the cost of looking away.

Set in 1977 against the backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship, this multi-Oscar and BAFTA nominated political thriller follows a former teacher with a buried past who returns to his hometown. Adopting an alias, he hopes to find refuge among political exiles and the chaos of carnival. But as surveillance tightens and old enemies resurface, memory becomes both a weapon and sanctuary.

Recalling the golden age of 1970’s conspiracy thrillers and featuring a magnetic performance from Wagner Moura (Civil War, Pablo Escobar in Narcos), The Secret Agent is a haunting portrait of tropical paranoia and state-sanctioned manipulation.