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Neon Acquires North American Rights to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’
- Neon has acquired North American rights to 'The Secret Agent,' a political thriller by Kleber Mendonça Filho starring Wagner Moura, which premiered at Cannes.
- The film follows Marcelo, who is on the run in Recife, Brazil, during carnival week in 1977.
- Neon plans a theatrical release for 'The Secret Agent' later this year after its Cannes premiere received positive reviews.
- Kleber Mendonça Filho praised Wagner Moura, stating, 'I have great pride in having worked with him and hope this is the first of many films we do together.
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Neon Takes North American On Buzzy Brazilian Pic ‘The Secret Agent’; Can Distributor Hit Six Palmes d’Or In A Row? – Cannes
Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Brazilian movie The Secret Agent, which has been rumored to be a finalist for the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or, is having its stateside rights scooped up by Neon. A theatrical release is in the works for this year. If the 1977-set political thriller takes home Cannes’ big prize, it will […]
Neon Acquires Wagner Moura Cannes Thriller 'The Secret Agent'
Neon has acquired the rights to “The Secret Agent,” a political thriller from writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring “Narcos” actor Wagner Moura that premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Set in Recife, Brazil in 1977, “The Secret Agent” stars Moura as Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his s…
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