Waterford Film for All presents the award-winning, 'The Secret Agent'
'The Secret Agent' will be screened in Garter Lane on April 21
Film buffs are in for a great night out this month when Waterford Film For All presents 'The Secret Agent' in Garter Lane.
The film, set in Brazil in 1977, will be screened in the centre on Tuesday, April 21, at 7.30pm.
Former university professor, Marcelo, is on the run from the country’s harsh military dictatorship.
He returns to his hometown of Recife, where he hopes to reunite with his young son.
A resistance group accommodates him in a safe house and sets him up with job in a government office responsible for issuing ID cards.
However, danger is never far away.
The film features an outstanding, award-winning performance from lead, Wagner Moura.
The film is the latest drama from veteran director Mendonça Filho ('Aquarius', 'Bacurau') and is a tense, vibrant thriller.
Unfolding in three parts and over several timelines, 'The Secret Agent' allows its audience to relish in its reveals and intrigue, as the story unhurriedly plays out.
Those behind Waterford Film For All described it as "one of the must-see films of 2026".
The film won the Best Director and Best Actor awards at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
'The Secret Agent' also won Best Motion Picture Non-English language at this year's Golden Globes.
At the same prestigious awards ceremony the film also secured the award for the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama.
The film also qualifies for the Friends Membership Film Pass.
'The Secret Agent' is in Portuguese with English sub-titles and was directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
The cast includes Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone and Maria Fernanda Candido
Tickets for the screening are priced €9 and €7.50 (concessions) including booking fee.
The film is rated 15A.
