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.
Out of that bunch, Anora and Parasite won Best Picture Oscars.
The Secret Agent premiered in competition at Cannes on Sunday to 100% fresh reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
Set in Recife, Brazil in 1977, The Secret Agent follows Marcelo (Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, on the run.
The deal was negotiated by Neon’s Sarah Colvin and Jeff Deutchman with MK2 Films’ Fionnuala Jamison on behalf of the filmmakers.
Neon is acquiring the stateside rights to the Brazilian film The Secret Agent, which was directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and is rumored to be a finalist for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. There are plans to release it in theaters this year.
Following last year’s Anora, Justine Triet’s 2023 winner Anatomy of a Fall, 2022’s Triangle of Sadness, 2021’s Titane, and 2019’s Parasite, Neon will have won the Palme d’Or six times in a row if the 1977-set political thriller wins the big prize at Cannes. The two Best Picture Oscar winners from that group were Anora and Parasite.
On Sunday, The Secret Agent made its Cannes competition debut to completely new Rotten Tomatoes reviews. Hermila Guedes, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido, and Wagner Moura are the film’s main actors.
The Secret Agent explores the escape of Marcelo (Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, set in Recife, Brazil in 1977. He comes to Recife during carnival week with the intention of seeing his son again, but he quickly discovers that the city is not the peaceful haven he is looking for.
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Emilie Lesclaux produced the movie. Joel Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burle, and Sol Bondy are among the co-producers. This is a presentation by Cinemascópio, MK Productions, Lemming Film, and One Two Films. International sales are handled by MK2 Films.
Neon’s Sarah Colvin and Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal on the filmmakers’ behalf with Fionnuala Jamison of MK2 Films.
