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The Trail & District Arts Council presents “The Secret Agent (O agente secreto)” at Monday Cinema on Monday, February 2 at 4 pm at The Royal Theatre in Trail.Set in 1977 “The Secret Agent” is a genre-bending political thriller following Marcelo, a technology expert on the lam during Brazil’s notorious military dictatorship, who seeks refuge in the Brazilian city of Recife to be closer to his young son.
Arriving during Carnival, Marcelo is welcomed by a colourful community of political refugees, but danger is everywhere, from the sleazy local police chief to the director of the state identification.
Told between multiple timelines, the films structure reflects the ways in which truth is often concealed and memory contradicted under oppressive regimes.
This thrilling and pleasurable neo-noir steeped in the visual style of the 1970s was the Winner of Best Director and Best Actor in Cannes in 2025.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho / Stars: Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Candido / Country: Brazil, France, Netherlands, Germany / Language: Portuguese / Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller / Length: 2hrs 41 mins Rating: 14A/ SUBTITLES. Content advisory: coarse language, violence, sexually suggestive scenes.
99% Rotten Tomatoes.
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“Fiery and relentlessly paced (its 158 minutes don’t contain a minute of bloat), the political thriller pivoting around themes of paranoia and resistance feels perfectly tuned to the moment.” - Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
“A rousing, suspenseful, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately unnerving 160-minute tale of battling political oppression.” - Bob Mondello, NPR
“This is one of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive.” - Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and proudly supported by Clark's Funeral Services.
All films screen at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail
Tickets are $13. Purchase in advance at trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669, Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm.
Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are still available, they will also go on sale at the venue when the doors open 30 minutes before the screening.
Upcoming films:
Mon., 2-Feb-2026 - THE SECRET AGENT (O agente secreto) Subtitles
Mon., 9-Feb-2026 - IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Yek tasadef sadeh) Subtitles
Mon., 16-Feb-2026 - No film for Family Day
Mon., 23-Feb-2026 - TBA
Mon., 2-Mar-2026 - NO OTHER CHOICE (Eojjeolsuga eobsda) Subtitles
Mon., 9-Mar-2026 - TBA
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