Synopsis
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Ricardo DarínBenjamín Espósito
- Soledad VillamilIrene Menéndez Hastings
- Pablo RagoRicardo Morales
- Javier GodinoIsidoro Gómez
- Guillermo FrancellaPablo Sandoval
- Carla QuevedoLiliana Coloto
- Bárbara PalladinoCompliment Girl
- Alejandro AbelendaPinche Mariano
- Mario AlarcónJudge Fortuna Lacalle
- Rudy RomanoOrdóñez
Recommendations
- 100
The New Yorker
It's powerfully and richly imagined: a genre-busting movie that successfully combines the utmost in romanticism with the utmost in realism. - 90
Boxoffice Magazine
Campanella has laced his story with twists and turns worthy of Hitchcock and the framing device of the novel (which forces the protagonist to sort out the whole thing through writing) is ingenious. - 90
Variety
A deeply rewarding throwback to the unself-conscious days when cinema still strove to be magical, The Secrets in their Eyes is simply mesmerizing. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
A riveting Argentine thriller spiked with witty dialogue and poignant love stories. - 88
Miami Herald
Although it is structured like a thriller, and its plot dominated by Benjamin's detective work, The Secret in Their Eyes is really a cautionary tale about the consequences of a life of too much apprehension and propriety. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
The performances are tender, the script elegant, the cinematography (especially during a virtuoso chase scene in a soccer stadium) artful. - 67
The A.V. Club
The film sprawls across two decades and 127 minutes, but there isn't a memorable image in it. - 60
Time Out
About as deep as a kiddie pool, which isn't to say it's an unpleasant frolic.
