El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Director:

Juan José Campanella

Writers:

Juan José Campanella (writer)
Eduardo Sacheri (novel)

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

A man wants to solve a murder committed 30 years ago. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | 2000s | Court | Retirement | Nonlinear Timeline

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Benjamín Esposito
Soledad Villamil	...	Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago	...	Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino	...	Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella	...	Pablo Sandoval
José Luis Gioia	...	Inspector Báez
Carla Quevedo	...	Liliana Coloto
Bárbara Palladino	...	Chica piropo
Rudy Romano	...	Ordóñez
Mario Alarcón	...	Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Alejandro Abelenda	...	Pinche Mariano
Sebastián Blanco	...	Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento	...	Romano
Juan José Ortíz	...	Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone	...	Molinari

Also Known As:

The Secret in Their Eyes (International: English title)
The Secret of Her Eyes (USA)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

100 Bares

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the scene where Irene and Benjamín are drinking coffee, her cup is empty. When she stirs it, you can see there is no coffee left in the spoon, yet she shakes it to drip the "pretended coffee". When she drinks, you can see the cup is empty.

A masterpiece

This is quite frankly an astonishing film. One that fills your entire array of senses and sensitivities, and the praise from Argentine reviewers here is 100 percent justified. Ricardo Darín turns in another majestic performance as a Buenos Aires court employee who is fiercely affected by the rape and murder of a young girl in 1974, a tragedy that dominates his life. Overlapping this theme is the powerfully sensual but never physical relationship between Darín and his superior, the investigating judge played by the superb Soledad Villamil. The connection between the two is electric. It's a pity this film cannot easily transcend the language barrier, if it was an English-language film of the same quality it would already be hailed as a masterpiece. The blending of tragedy, love, violence and humour is brilliant, and the comedy dialogue fantastic. One scene where Ricardo Darín is balled out for having searched an old lady's house is priceless in terms of comic timing and delivery. A wonderful performance also from Guillermo Francella as the court clerk with a drinking problem, in fact the secondary acting is all first-class. The camera-work is impressive, especially the swoop down into the football stadium and the closeups, and the script is also superb. Argentina has nominated the film as its candidate for best foreign film at the Oscar's, it deserves to walk it.