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The Secret in Their Eyes

  • 8.2 /10

  • 2486

  • 89%

Plot

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.

Cast

Ricardo Darín as Benjamín Espósito
Ricardo Darín

as Benjamín Espósito

Soledad Villamil as Irene Menéndez Hastings
Soledad Villamil

as Irene Menéndez Hastings

Pablo Rago as Ricardo Morales
Pablo Rago

as Ricardo Morales

Javier Godino as Isidoro Gómez
Javier Godino

as Isidoro Gómez

Guillermo Francella as Pablo Sandoval
Guillermo Francella

as Pablo Sandoval

Carla Quevedo as Liliana Coloto
Carla Quevedo

as Liliana Coloto

Bárbara Palladino as Compliment Girl
Bárbara Palladino

as Compliment Girl

Alejandro Abelenda as Pinche Mariano
Alejandro Abelenda

as Pinche Mariano

Mario Alarcón as Judge Fortuna Lacalle
Mario Alarcón

as Judge Fortuna Lacalle

Rudy Romano as Ordóñez
Rudy Romano

as Ordóñez

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 13, 2009

Production Companies

  • Canal+ España

  • 100 Bares

  • Tornasol Films

  • Ministerio de Cultura

  • INCAA

  • Haddock Films

  • TVE

  • Telefe

Production Countries

  • Argentina

  • Spain

Spoken Language

  • Español

Budget

  • $2,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $33,965,843.00

Runtime

  • 2.17 hrs

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Reviews

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!

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.

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 reconst…