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The Secret in Their Eyes

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

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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

8.0 / 10
2,867 Reviews
9 Popular

3 Reviews

  • Bazzjazz
    Bazzjazz
    9 Apr 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!

  • afrebrd
    afrebrd
    8 Nov 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.

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 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 measure. Can his deductions find the truth? This is a great example of a methodological and forensic drama that looks at the crime, sure, but it takes almost the same amount of time and effort to examine the strongly built characterisations. The nature of obsession, the desire for closure and completion - all addictive aspects of human nature that Darín and the almost perfect pacing from Juan José Campanella deliver here. It's a mystery that works on several levels evaluating the effectiveness of legal process and modern policing whilst reminding us that those exposed to crime are also affected, sometimes profoundly, by what they encounter. This works really well in a cinema, if you can. The frequently intimate style of the photography and the sparing use of light at times makes this an eerily effective watch that is rarely straightforward.

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