Synopsis: The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Aquarius, Bacurau) returns with a thrillingly unpredictable, empowering political fable about people swept up in forces beyond their control. A dynamic, shape-shifting epic set in Mendonça’s hometown of Recife during the late 1970s, The Secret Agent earned him the Best Director award at Cannes. Wagner Moura was also deservedly honored as Best Actor at the festival for his magnetic performance as a widowed former university researcher whose life has been violently upended by the greed and vengeance of a government bureaucrat. On the run and living under an alias during the country’s military dictatorship, he tries to escape, while also reconnecting with the young son he had to leave behind. Even this brief description cannot fully prepare the viewer for the zigzagging subplots and delights of Mendonça’s eccentric and affectionate ode to the movies and the Brazil of his youth—and to maintaining individuality amid abuses of power.

Showtimes:
Friday, January 9, 2026: 7:00
Saturday, January 10, 2026: 7:00
Sunday, January 11, 2026: TBA
Monday, January 12, 2026: TBA
Tuesday, January 13, 2026: TBA
Wednesday, January 14, 2026: TBA
Thursday, January 15, 2026: TBA

Ticket Prices: $13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc