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- ForeignCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
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- 20th Century70s90s
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- ArgentinaLatin America
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El secreto de sus ojos, 2009
Spanish
Argentina, Spain
Profile of El secreto de sus ojos
El secreto de sus ojos can be described as captivating, tense, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around uncovering the truth, an investigation, and being haunted by the past. The main genres are foreign, drama, and thriller. In terms of style, El secreto de sus ojos involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Argentina. El secreto de sus ojos takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a masterpiece, an Oscar winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that El secreto de sus ojos involves violent content.
Summary of El secreto de sus ojos
Juan José Campanella helmed this crime thriller about judicial cover-ups and corruption in Argentina. Ricardo Darín stars as Benjamín, a former criminal court employee who wants to write a novel about an Argentine case from the 1970s where a woman was raped and murdered. He confides his intentions to a judge with whom he's been secretly smitten for years, Irene (Soledad Villamil), but she expresses reservations about the idea, for reasons that eventually become apparent. Meanwhile, flashbacks set up the central story, unfolding in 1970s Argentina. In that narrative, Argentina has fallen under the control of a military junta and a fair trial has become an increasingly uncommon event in that nation's courts. A woman is found raped and murdered while her husband was at work, and two immigrant workers are essentially forced into confessing to the crime. Benjamín then teams up with his colleague and friend, the lush Pablo Sandoval (Guillermo Francella), and the two go about identifying and tagging the perpetrator of the original crime. Subtle detail in a photograph alerts Benjamin to the possibility that a man named Gómez (Javier Godino) may have been the real culprit, but finding Gómez and obtaining conclusive evidence against him is no simple task. Moreover, as Benjamín and Pablo struggle to have the case reopened, they also find that bureaucracy and power in Argentine government have made this close to impossible.
Details
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Argentina, Spain |
| Release date: | 4 November 2009 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
Cast and Crew
as Benjamín Esposito
as Irene Menéndez Hastings
as Ricardo Morales
as Isidoro Gómez
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- 18.April.2010
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- by: meirav
- meirav rated this movie
9/10Amazing
- 18.April.2010
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- by: indi
- indi rated this movie8/10Great
