We spoke with Evgenia Alexandrova, cinematographer of “The Secret Agent” (2025), directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. In the interview, Evgenia discusses the visual choices that shaped the film: a sunny noir, luminous, where crimes happened in broad daylight. She also talks about working with Wagner Moura on set and the exchange of energy between the person behind the camera and the person in front of it. Also read our review of “The Secret Agent”.
Evgenia also shares her Brazilian film recommendations: “Tatuagem” (2013), by Hilton Lacerda, about a queer theater in Recife at the end of the dictatorship, and “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão” (2019), by Karim Aïnouz.
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Credits – The Secret Agent
Direction and Screenplay: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production: Emilie Lesclaux
Executive Production: Dora Amorim
Production Management: Mariana Jacob
Production Company: Cinemascópio
Coproduction: MK Productions (France/Germany), Lemming Film (Netherlands), One Two Films (France)
Coproducers: Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burle, Sol Bondy
Distribution: Vitrine Filmes
Cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Hermila Guedes, Igor de Araújo, Ítalo Martins, Laura Lufési, Udo Kier
Cinematography: Evgenia Alexandrova
Production Design: Thales Junqueira
Costume Design: Rita Azevedo
Makeup: Marisa Amenta
Editing: Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
Sound: Moabe Filho, Pedrinho Moreira
Sound Editing and Sound Design: Tjin Hazen
Sound Mixing: Cyril Holtz
Music: Tomaz Alves Souza, Mateus Alves
Assistant Directors: Fellipe Fernandes, Leonardo Lacca
Format: Feature Film / Fiction
Runtime: 158 minutes
Year: 2025
Countries: Brazil, Germany, France, Netherlands
Language: Portuguese
Rating: 16+
Production: Emilie Lesclaux
Executive Production: Dora Amorim
Production Management: Mariana Jacob
Production Company: Cinemascópio
Coproduction: MK Productions (France/Germany), Lemming Film (Netherlands), One Two Films (France)
Coproducers: Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burle, Sol Bondy
Distribution: Vitrine Filmes
Cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Hermila Guedes, Igor de Araújo, Ítalo Martins, Laura Lufési, Udo Kier
Cinematography: Evgenia Alexandrova
Production Design: Thales Junqueira
Costume Design: Rita Azevedo
Makeup: Marisa Amenta
Editing: Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
Sound: Moabe Filho, Pedrinho Moreira
Sound Editing and Sound Design: Tjin Hazen
Sound Mixing: Cyril Holtz
Music: Tomaz Alves Souza, Mateus Alves
Assistant Directors: Fellipe Fernandes, Leonardo Lacca
Format: Feature Film / Fiction
Runtime: 158 minutes
Year: 2025
Countries: Brazil, Germany, France, Netherlands
Language: Portuguese
Rating: 16+
