The Secret Agent
strong language, violence, injury detail, sex
Director(s)Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production year2025
Release date20/02/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes161m
CastRobson Andrade, Rubens Santos, Licínio Januário
The Secret Agent
strong language, violence, injury detail, sex
An exiled teacher moves to Recife in order to escape his past and start a new life with his son, only to find that there ...
An exiled teacher moves to Recife in order to escape his past and start a new life with his son, only to find that there are dangers and spies all around him in this Portuguese-language drama.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
strong language, violence, injury detail, sex
Classified Date:
15/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
violence
People are shot, featuring bloody aftermath and close-up detail, as well as being kicked and punched. There are frequent verbal references to murder.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat. A surreal sequence features sight of a severed limb coming to life and attacking people. A man has a nightmare about reanimated corpses and people in unsettling masks.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'whore', 'pussy', 'dick', 'prick', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There is a sustained comic sequence in which multiple couples have sex in a public space. The sex includes strong nudity and mechanical detail. Other scenes of sex occur and also are strong.
discrimination
There is discriminatory use of the terms 'faggot' and 'negro'; these are not aggressive or directed towards any person. A character is described as 'chubby'.
drugs
A man is briefly asked by a police officer if he has drugs in his car or if he 'smokes pot'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief undetailed reference to rape as a man explains the meaning of police codes.
injury detail
Gory images include bloody shootings, one of which results in sight of the victim's brain matter on the ground in the aftermath. Dead bodies are shown with bloody detail. A dead shark is cut open. A man reveals large scars across his body.
nudity
There is visible penis nudity on a male corpse.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred around the accidental death of a child; a parent is shown becoming visibly distressed.
alcohol and smoking
Adults frequently smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Classified Date:
20/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
Classified Date:
01/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
Classified date15/12/2025
LanguagePortuguese
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
Director(s)Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production year2025
Release date20/02/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes161m
CastRobson Andrade, Rubens Santos, Licínio Januário
strong language, violence, injury detail, sex
Classified Date:
15/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
violence
People are shot, featuring bloody aftermath and close-up detail, as well as being kicked and punched. There are frequent verbal references to murder.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat. A surreal sequence features sight of a severed limb coming to life and attacking people. A man has a nightmare about reanimated corpses and people in unsettling masks.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'whore', 'pussy', 'dick', 'prick', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There is a sustained comic sequence in which multiple couples have sex in a public space. The sex includes strong nudity and mechanical detail. Other scenes of sex occur and also are strong.
discrimination
There is discriminatory use of the terms 'faggot' and 'negro'; these are not aggressive or directed towards any person. A character is described as 'chubby'.
drugs
A man is briefly asked by a police officer if he has drugs in his car or if he 'smokes pot'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief undetailed reference to rape as a man explains the meaning of police codes.
injury detail
Gory images include bloody shootings, one of which results in sight of the victim's brain matter on the ground in the aftermath. Dead bodies are shown with bloody detail. A dead shark is cut open. A man reveals large scars across his body.
nudity
There is visible penis nudity on a male corpse.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred around the accidental death of a child; a parent is shown becoming visibly distressed.
alcohol and smoking
Adults frequently smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Classified Date:
20/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
Classified Date:
01/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
Classified date15/12/2025
LanguagePortuguese