The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
- Original title
- El secreto de sus ojos
- Directed by
- Juan J. Campanella
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, crime film, thriller film, melodrama, detective film
- Country
- Argentina, Spain
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2,892 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1970s Argentina, a retired legal agent decides to write a novel about a brutal murder case he worked on decades earlier. The investigation continues to haunt him and his former colleague as they confront unfinished business and lingering emotions.
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What happens
The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) 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. The film marks the fourth feature-length collaboration between Campanella and Darín, after Same Love, Same Rain (1999), Son of the Bride (2001), and Moon of Avellaneda (2004). It uses a nonlinear narrative and explores the strenuous political and social climate in Argentina throughout the later 20th century. The film is acclaimed for its feature of a continuous five-minute-long shot that runs through a large stadium in which a football match was being held. The Secret in Their Eyes was theatrically released in Argentina on August 13, 2009, with a North American premiere held on September 12, 2009, at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. It received critical acclaim for its screenplay, thematic content, Campanella's direction, and the performances of the cast. The film grossed over $34 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing Argentine film ever, behind Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf (1975). It received numerous awards and nominations, winning for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards and for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film at the 24th Goya Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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