‘The Secret Agent’ Casting Director Reveals the Role That...

What’s Happening

So get this: “Sometimes the most difficult thing is to not do the obvious thing,” says Oscar nominee Gabriel Domingues.

Wagner Moura in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent. Victor Juca/Neon on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment There s a broad diasporic element to this film for representing people from various regions of Brazil. (yes, really)

Where did you start with casting?

The Details

Because the script is so rich in its descriptions, I could feel where people were coming from and who they re supposed to be. But it s rare to do a movie with so many different [identities].

Every character has a dramatic function; they re making a social commentary. The film is marked with class issues because Brazil in the 70s had even more inequality than we have now.

Why This Matters

Kleber [Mendon a Filho, the director] is radical because he didn t want to create a clean vibe of the 70s. In The Secret Agent , there s this dirty vibe that s similar to the 70s, using the material from his research. Kleber was inspired , atmosphere, aesthetic.

Entertainment industry insiders have been buzzing about this.

Key Takeaways

• The thing people told me while I was in the U.
• Was, I love the casting because some of the characters are so imperfect.
• Nowadays, [everyone s] trying to become more immaculate.

The Bottom Line

They just don t look like people that we usually see in this kind of picture. Which role was hardest to cast?

Are you here for this or nah?