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The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

R Aug 13, 2009 Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Romance 2h 10m
80%
User Score
8.2/10
89%
80/100

An unsolved crime. A love story. An unwritten ending.

Overview

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

Juan José Campanella
Director
Eduardo Sacheri
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Ricardo Darín
Ricardo Darín

Benjamín Espósito
Soledad Villamil
Soledad Villamil

Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago
Pablo Rago

Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino
Javier Godino

Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella
Guillermo Francella

Pablo Sandoval
Carla Quevedo
Carla Quevedo

Liliana Coloto
Bárbara Palladino
Bárbara Palladino

Compliment Girl
Alejandro Abelenda
Alejandro Abelenda

Pinche Mariano
Mario Alarcón
Mario Alarcón

Judge Fortuna Lacalle

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Mark Kermode reviews Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | BFI Player
Mark Kermode reviews Secret in Their Eyes (2009) | BFI Player
Featurette
"The Secret in Their Eyes" Wins Foreign Language Film: 2010 Oscars
"The Secret in Their Eyes" Wins Foreign Language Film: 2010 Oscars
Featurette
UK Trailer [Subtitled]
UK Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer
US Trailer [Subtitled]
US Trailer [Subtitled]
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Reviews

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A review by Bazzjazz
Written on April 26, 2018

Please, I emplore you.
This is the original ‘The secret in their eyes’ without the Hollywood gloss and Pseudo ‘Top Actors/Actresses’
The Agentinian original film that won best foreign film at the Oscars.

Deservedly so.

Don’t sell yourself short and see the Hollywood redo.

It’s got a ending I wish I could tell you about.

See This show!...

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A review by afrebrd
Written on November 6, 2022

Story, director, actors--I bow my head. Have not watched many Spanish movies lately, but along with Iñárritu's 'Amores Perros,' and Babenco's 'Pixote,' I’ve really been missing out....

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on May 24, 2024

For many years since his retirement "Espósito" (Ricardo Darín) has been haunted by a brutal case of rape and murder that he was unable to solve. He decides that maybe the best way to formulate his thoughts and re-order the investigation is to write a novel, so with the help of an antiquated old Olivetti from his friend, and the new departmental boss "Irene" (Soledad Villamil) he starts to reconstruct the investigation. Using transcripts and photographs, he alights on the woman's schoolfriend "Gómez" (Javier Godino) who has long since disappeared from the scene. Increasingly, he becomes convinced in this man's complicity and now consulting with the dead woman's widower "Morales" (Pablo Rago) we all start to learn a little about the backstory, and it's complex, violent and tragic in equal...

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