The Secret Agent (15)

A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he's been tailed and spied on by neighbors in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption. The Secret Agent was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Wagner Moura, Best Casting and Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards®. In Portuguese, German and English with English subtitles. Our young programmer Erika chose this film for the RBC and said it was the best film at last year's ICO Screening Days (where independent cinemas are given to chance to watch several upcoming films released in 2026) - 'by far my favourite one here, it's sharp, tense and driven by a great performance.'