The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

Name: The Secret in Their Eyes
Genre: Drama
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darin, Carla Quevedo, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino

The Secret in Their Eyes

Drama

Crime

Documentary

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Release Date: August 13, 2009
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Cast: Soledad Villamil , Ricardo Darin , Carla Quevedo , Pablo Rago , Javier Godino , Bárbara Palladino
Runtime: 127
Main Genre: Drama
Writers: Juan Jose Campanella , Eduardo Sacheri
Tagline: A soulful, twisty thriller that delivers an astonishing jolt. So compelling it leaves you hungry for more.
Website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/thesecretintheireyes/

Summary

Based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri about a man who wants to solve a murder committed 30 years ago. Newly retired from his career in Argentina's criminal court, Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) begins writing a novel about a case from his past that continues to haunt him. In 1974, a beautiful young newlywed was raped and murdered in her home while her husband worked at the bank. Espósito was sent to investigate the horrifying crime. Looking at the gaze of a man in photos from the murdered woman's college years, a younger Espósito instinctively feels he has his killer. Tracking down the suspect becomes a personal obsession that draws him and his colleague, the brilliant but unreliable alcoholic Pablo Sandoval (Guillermo Francella), into ever-riskier situations. The case also intensifies Espósito's relationship to his young boss, Irene Menéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil), a striking, Ivy League-educated woman whom he secretly, hopelessly adores. While initially critical of his unsanctioned sleuthing tactics, she soon becomes a partner in the investigation. Despite their dedication, however, inept officials and politics both internal and external to the court – the seventies was a turbulent era in Argentine history – threaten to let justice slip away. Searching for an ending to his book, the older would-be writer makes a startling discovery that compels him to redeem his past and seize his future.