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david852
Critic David Ehrlich
rated 8

With “The Secret Agent,” Filho exhumes the past as the basis for a purely fictional story, and in doing so articulates how fiction can be even more valuable as a vehicle for truth than it is as a tool for covering it up.

Read full review at Indie Wire
peter1024
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

This movie, visually and dramatically superb in every way, moves with unhurried confidence across the screen, pausing to savour every bizarre bit of comedy or erotic byway, or note of pathos, on its circuitous path to the violent finale.

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Stan Douglas
Director
Stan Douglas
Writer
Marcello Urgeghe
As Inspector Heat
Miguel Guilherme
As The Professor
Beatriz Batarda
As Winnie
Gonçalo Waddington
As Ass't Commissioner
Adrian Schiller
As Mr. Verloc
Albano Jerónimo
As Secretary Of State

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In the sweltering summer of 1975, Portugal is ablaze with political turmoil. Amidst the chaos, a mysterious stranger arrive in Lisbon, harboring a dangerous secret that could ignite the revolution. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of intrigue and deception, he must confront his own demons and the darker side of human nature. A gripping drama based on Joseph Conrad's classic novel, The Secret Agent delves into the complexities of power, betrayal, and the human condition.

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