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About the movie
Year
2009
Runtime
2 h 9 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Countries
Argentina, Spain
Director
Plotline
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
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Main cast
Soledad Villamil
Irene Menéndez Hastings
Ricardo Darín
Benjamín Esposito
Carla Quevedo
Liliana Coloto
Pablo Rago
Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino
Isidoro Gómez
Bárbara Palladino
Chica Piropo
Rudy Romano
Ordóñez
Alejandro Abelenda
Pinche Mariano
Mario Alarcón
Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Guillermo Francella
Pablo Sandoval
Sebastián Blanco
Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento
Romano
José Luis Gioia
Báez - Inspector
Juan José Ortiz
Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone
Molinari
Fernando Pardo
Sicora
External critics' reviews
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Juan Jose Campanella is the writer-director, and here is a man who creates a complete, engrossing, lovingly crafted film. He is filled with his stories. The Secret in Their Eyes is a rebuke to formula screenplays. We grow to know the characters, and the story pays due respect to their complexities and needs. more
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
What are the odds that the year's most compelling mystery would end up hanging its hat on the year's richest love story more
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
The wonder is that the film balances its many genres, from the thorns of murder to the bloom of romance to the thickets of politics, with such easy grace. more
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
To call it a masterpiece is premature: That's a title to be earned only in retrospect. But I've seen it twice now and can't imagine what I would change. It fits together tightly as a suspenseful puzzle, yet it's also emotionally rewarding and sardonically funny. more
Empire Kim Newman
Humane and harrowing, highly recommended. This one will stay with you. more
St. Petersburg Times Steve Persall
The movie grabbed me and wouldn't let go during a bravura set piece at a soccer game when Campanella's camera glides into the stadium, finds Benjamin's face in the crowd and doesn't stop moving (with only a couple of edits) for six breathtaking minutes. more
The New Yorker David Denby
It's powerfully and richly imagined: a genre-busting movie that successfully combines the utmost in romanticism with the utmost in realism. more
Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall
Director Juan José Campanella weaves together two love stories--between the victim and her husband, and the investigator and his former boss (Soledad Villamil)--and creates some masterful set pieces; his breathless chase through a packed soccer stadium is a marvel of choreography and top-notch CGI. more
The Hollywood Reporter Deborah Young
A riveting Argentine thriller spiked with witty dialogue and poignant love stories. more
Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz
The Secret in Their Eyes never lets you forget that you're watching a movie - and never lets you wish you were doing anything else. more
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See also
Perry Mason 1957
A master attorney works difficult criminal cases for his clients.
The two top agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of THRUSH.
Mike Hammer 1984
The cases of Mickey Spillane's classic private eye character.
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