Synopsis
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
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Cast
- Noomi RapaceMaja
- Joel KinnamanThomas
- Chris MessinaLewis
- Amy SeimetzRachel
- Victoria HillClaire
- Lucy FaustPatricia
- David MaldonadoOfficer Brouwer
- Ritchie MontgomeryMitchell
- Ed AmatrudoDr. Sonnderquist
- Jeff PopeJim White
Recommendations
- 78
Austin Chronicle
With a small cast and a handful of locations – the only other character of note is Rachel (Seimetz), Thomas’ unsuspecting wife – The Secrets We Keep blends the best of B-movie thrillers and black box theatre. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The genre elements are nicely balanced by the adult drama embodied in the lead quartet’s performances, especially Rapace’s turn that is part femme fatale, part damaged soul. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film is ultimately too tidy to embrace anything truly startling or unexpected, either stylistically or narratively. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
A dramatic thriller tackling serious themes — the aftermath of war, the cost of retribution and the possibility of redemption — the movie can't always get out of its own way, as reliably effective as Rapace is. - 60
Variety
This “Death and the Maiden”-like suspense drama is neither fully convincing nor particularly original, its narrative running a course that feels somewhat predictable from the outset. But it’s still strong enough to be effective. - 50
The Film Stage
The Secrets We Keep is a film in search of a more coherent message. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
For the most part, though, these secrets aren't worth passing along. - 40
TheWrap
What grates about director Yuval Adler and his co-writer Ryan Covington pilfering so obviously from Dorfman’s work is that they haven’t done anything particularly interesting with it.
