Lemming Film is proud to present four new productions at the 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The selection includes the award-winning political thriller The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho and David Verbeek’s dystopian drama The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard, both screening in the Limelight section. Additionally, the festival will feature Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Nuestra Tierra in the Harbour program and the short film Magpie, which marks the directorial debut of actress Sylvia Hoeks.

THE SECRET AGENT (O AGENTE SECRETO)
Selected for the Limelight Program
"Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks."
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Writer: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Main Cast: Wagner Moura
Producer: CinemaScópio
Co-producers: Lemming Film (NL), MK Productions (FRA), One Two Films (GER)
Country: Brazil
Year: 2025
Duration: 161 min
Accolades: Cannes Film Festival (3x Winner), Golden Globes® Nominee (Best Picture – Drama, Best Actor, Best Non-English Language Motion Picture), Oscars Shortlists 2026 (Best International Feature Film, Best Casting).

THE WOLF, THE FOX AND THE LEOPARD
Selected for the Limelight Program
"A girl who has been raised by wolves is found and brought back to a medical centre, only to be kidnapped by extremists seeking to build a purer world. As the world faces a climate disaster, she learns what it means to be human in this dystopian story about strength, faith, and the ability to create an alternate reality."
Director: David Verbeek
Script: David Verbeek
Main Cast: Jessica Reynolds, Naomi Kawase (narrator)
Producer: Lemming Film
Co-producers: Deal Productions (LU), Feline Films (IE), Nukleus (CRO), Flash Forward - Entertainment (TW)
Production Countries: Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Croatia, Taiwan, Belgium, Finland
Year: 2025
Duration: 125 min

NUESTRA TIERRA (LANDMARKS)
Selected for the Harbour Program
"In 2009, armed men killed Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar during an attempted eviction in northern Argentina. The murder was caught on video, but it took nine years of protests before court proceedings opened in 2018. The film combines the community’s voices and photographs with courtroom footage to explore the history of colonialism and land dispossession."
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Script: Lucrecia Martel
Main Cast: Comunidad Chuschagasta
Producer: Rei Cine (ARG)
Co-producers: Louverture Films (USA), Snowglobe (DK), Lemming Film (NL)
Production Countries: Argentina, USA, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark
Year: 2025
Duration: 122 min

MAGPIE
Official Selection IFFR 2026 / Dutch premiere
"During a trip, a woman who is struggling with infertility begins to feel more and more disturbed by her best friend's pregnancy, until her longing and pain blur the line between reality and desire."
Director: Sylvia Hoeks
Writer: Sylvia Hoeks
With: Sylvia Hoeks, Margarita Levieva
Cinematographer: Ryan De Franco
Editor: Alice de Matha
Production Countries: United States of America
Language: English
Year: 2025
Duration: 11 min
Status: Dutch premiere