Zurich Film Festival honors Brazilian Wagner Moura

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• Wagner Moura receives the Golden Eye at the Zurich Film Festival for his career and his role in "The Secret Agent".
• He accepts the award in person and presents the film at the gala premiere.
• He is known for "Narcos" and his directorial debut "Marighella", among others.

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The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) honors the Brazilian actor, director and producer Wagner Moura with the Golden Eye. He receives the award for his career and his performance in the film "The Secret Agent" and travels to Zurich for the ceremony.

"The Secret Agent" was directed by Moura's compatriot Kleber Mendonça Filho. In the communiqué, ZFF Director Christian Jungen described the film as "one of the most outstanding works of this year".

Moura will accept the award in person in Zurich and present the internationally acclaimed film at a gala premiere.

Moura achieved international fame with his role as drug lord Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series "Narcos". His directorial debut "Marighella", about the Brazilian politician and activist Carlos Marighella, premiered at the Berlinale in 2019.

"The Secret Agent" opens in German-speaking Switzerland on November 13 and in French-speaking Switzerland on January 14, 2026. The ZFF is the second-largest film festival in the German-speaking world. Its 21st edition takes place from September 25 to October 5.