The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

Release date: 2010-05-21
Country: Argentina|Spain
Language: Spanish
Director: Juan José Campanella
Production Co: Tornasol Films, Haddock Films, 100 Bares
Genre: Thriller, Romance, Drama, Mystery
Rating: 8.2/10
Length: 2h 9min

Storyline

In 1999, retired Argentinian federal justice agent Benjamín Espósito is writing a novel, using an old closed case as the source material. That case is the brutal rape and murder of Liliana Coloto. In addition to seeing the extreme grief of the victim's husband Ricardo Morales, Benjamín, his assistant Pablo Sandoval, and newly hired department chief Irene Menéndez-Hastings were personally affected by the case as Benjamín and Pablo tracked the killer, hence the reason why the unsatisfactory ending to the case has always bothered him. Despite the department already having two other suspects, Benjamín and Pablo ultimately were certain that a man named Isidoro Gómez is the real killer. Although he is aware that historical accuracy is not paramount for the novel, the process of revisiting the case is more an issue of closure for him. He tries to speak to the key players in the case, most specifically Irene, who still works in the justice department and who he has always been attracted to ...

Plot Keywords

soccer game, female nudity, interrogation, office, male nudity, homicide, letter, argentina, undercover, full frontal female nudity, photograph, alcohol, drinking alcohol, grave, past, soccer player, nonlinear timeline, chase, court, courtroom

Short Review

More of Eva and Juan Peron and the impact of fascism on the society would have added to the movie. Nevertheless, it is a good ride, but not a great one.