“Secret Agent” was named Best International Film by the New York Critics Association

The award cements the Brazilian 2026 Oscar nominee as one of the main nominees for this category

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Secret agentA new film by director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Ghost pictures(Starring Wagner Moura)Civil war), was selected by the New York Film Critics Circle, the famous New York Critics Association, as the best international film of 2025.

A movie happened — “Secret Agent” was named Best International Film by the New York Critics Association. (Disclosure/Showcase Filmes)

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This is the fourth time that a Brazilian film has won the organization’s award, after the previous one Pixot – Law of the Weakestfrom Hector Babenco; City of Godfrom Fernando Meirelles and Katja Lund; and NightjarFrom his country Clipper. Check out the following post:

Best International Film: Secret Agent

– New York Film Critics Circle (@nyfcc) December 2, 2025

**What a story Secret agent?**

in Secret agent, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) is a university professor who flees to Recife, wanted for subversive activities. However, upon arriving in the city, where he believes he is safe so he can flee the country with his young son, he discovers that he has been sworn to death by an old enemy.

In addition Maurathe cast Secret agent He still has it Maria Fernanda Candido (Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets), Gabrielle Leon (Sina), Alice Carvalho (Kangaku Novo), Isabelle Zoa (Devil’s complex), Rubens Santos (Aquarius), Udo Kier (Nightjar), Thomas Aquinas (DNA of the crime), Susie Lopez (Paloma), Lir Buddha (Heavier is the sky), Carlos Francisco (Mars is one), Wilson Rabelo (Thieves: Number one) and Laura Lovesi. Watch the new trailer below: