The Brazilian film Secret Agent won the Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film. Wagner Moura also won the award for Best Drama Actor.
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho went on stage to collect the trophy accompanied by the film’s team, including Wagner.
Mendonça thanked everyone who saw the film, the team and also Wagner. Watch the Brazilian director’s speech:
“I would love to say a big thank you to Vitrine Filmes in Brazil who made ‘The Secret Agent’ a success, thank Emilie, my producer and life partner.
Secret Agent It competes tonight in the Best Drama Film category.
President Lula spoke out on social media about the victory. He wrote:
“@janjalula and I are very happy with The Secret Agent’s win in the Best Non-English Language Film category at the Golden Globes.
Long live Brazilian cinema, which continues to be synonymous with pride on the world’s main stages.
The trophy crowns the powerful work of the beloved director @kleber_mendonca_filho and his extraordinary cast.
Long live Wagner Moura, the incredible Tânia Maria, @carvalhoalice, @mariafernandacandidooficial, Hermila Guedes, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco and the entire team that writes another beautiful chapter in the history of Brazilian cinema with this award.
The Secret Agent is an essential film to prevent the violence of the dictatorship and the resistance capacity of the Brazilian people from falling into oblivion.”
