The Secret in Their Eyes 2009

type: Movie

language: Spanish

duration: 129 min

genre: crime

theme: psychological thriller

director: Juan J. Campanella

Score: 8 / 10

The Secret in Their Eyes is a 2009 crime drama film produced, edited, and directed by Juan José Campanella from a screenplay by Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri, and based on Sacheri's 2005 novel La pregunta de sus ojos. It stars Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, and Guillermo Francella. The film, which is an Argentine co-production with Spain, focuses on the relationship between judiciary agents Benjamín Espósito (Darín) and Irene Hastings (Villamil) and their investigation into a murder case in 1970s Argentina.

Plot

In June 1974, judiciary agent Benjamín Espósito investigates the rape and murder of Liliana Colotto de Morales. Espósito promises her husband, Ricardo, that he will find the killer and ensure a life sentence. Espósito is assisted by his alcoholic partner Pablo Sandoval and the new department chief, Irene Menéndez-Hastings. Romano, Espósito's rival, accuses a pair of construction workers (one of whom is a Bolivian immigrant) of the murder, angering Espósito upon discovering that both of them were tortured to obtain a confession.

Awards

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Cast

More details

author	Eduardo Sacheri Juan J. Campanella
award	Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
contentLocation	Buenos Aires
director	Juan J. Campanella
editor	Juan José Campanella
events	National Reorganization Process
genre	crime drama thriller
keywords	bar fight buenos aires province chivilcoy club atlético huracán construction worker contract killing discover estadio tomás adolfo ducó expect first time game goal hide hitman huracán huracán\'s stadium isabel perón isolated jujuy province justicialist party kidnap life imprisonment life sentence married murder peronist party phone call pitch racing club de avellaneda racing football club rape and murder rural area scoring in association football security guard talk train station
musicBy	Federico Jusid
nomination	Academy Award for Best International Feature Film European Film Award for Best Film International Submission to the Academy Awards
producer	Juan José Campanella Mariela Besuievsky
publisher	Distribution Company
recordedAt	Buenos Aires
theme	psychological thriller race rape