THE SECRET AGENT Sets Criterion Collection Release, Director Available for Interviews
Writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho's film stars Wagner Moura as a man rebuilding his life in Recife.
THE SECRET AGENT, the political thriller nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, is set for release on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD through the Criterion Collection. Writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho is available for select interviews ahead of the release, with requests subject to approval. The film, starring Wagner Moura, follows a man living under the alias Marcelo who arrives in Recife in 1977 hoping to start a new life with his young son, only to find himself surrounded by corrupt police, hired killers, and the lingering effects of Brazil's military dictatorship.
With an electrifying blend of kinetic punch and elegiac historical sweep, Kleber Mendonça Filho connects life under Brazil's twentieth-century military dictatorship to the living present, delivering a kaleidoscopic period thriller pulsing with resonance. In 1977, under the alias Marcelo, a man (Wagner Moura) arrives in the city of Recife to try to make a fresh start with his young son. However, the threat of violence immediately encroaches, while around him swirl corrupt cops, grimy hit men, haunted exiles, and a wild urban legend that ignites a public frenzy. Continually spinning off its temporal and narrative axes, The Secret Agent unfurls an epic canvas teeming with life and love for those who refuse to submit to systems of oppression.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
New 4K digital master, approved by director Kleber Mendonça Filho, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
Pictures of Ghosts (2023), a companion film by Mendonça Filho
Making-of documentary featuring interviews with Mendonça Filho, actor Wagner Moura, and other members of the cast and crew
New interviews with director of photography Evgenia Alexandrova and sound mixer Cyril Holtz
New video essay featuring Mendonça Filho
Deleted scenes
Archival material that inspired the film, with commentary by Mendonça Filho
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by film programmer and curator Dennis Lim
New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde
Edition Details
4K UHD + Blu-ray Combo Edition — SRP: $49.95, Prebook: 8/18/26, Street: 9/22/26, Cat. No.: CC3855UHDBD, ISBN: 979-8-88607-474-1, UPC: 7-15515-33971-1, Disc Count: 3
Blu-ray Edition — SRP: $39.95, Prebook: 8/18/26, Street: 9/22/26, Cat. No.: CC3856BD, ISBN: 979-8-88607-475-8, UPC: 7-15515-33981-0, Disc Count: 2
DVD Edition — SRP: $29.95, Prebook: 8/18/26, Street: 9/22/26, Cat. No.: CC3857DDVD, ISBN: 979-8-88607-476-5, UPC: 7-15515-33991-9, Disc Count: 2
About the Criterion Collection
Since 1984, The Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium — from laserdisc to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD to streaming — Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer's appreciation of the art of film.
The new Criterion editions include a 4K digital master approved by Mendonça Filho, the companion film Pictures of Ghosts, a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the director and Wagner Moura, and a new video essay, along with an accompanying essay by film programmer and curator Dennis Lim. Those seeking to arrange interviews with Mendonça Filho can contact Criterion via the details provided in the release, with all requests subject to approval.
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