The Secret In Their Eyes (DVD, 2011)

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Benjamin Esposito has spent his entire working life as a criminal court employee. Recently retired and with time on his hands, he decides to write a novel. He does not decide to make up a story. There is no need. He can draw on his own past as a civil servant for a true, moving and tragic story in which he was once very directly involved. In 1974, his court was assigned an investigation into the rape and murder of a beautiful young woman.

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Juan Jose Campanella helmed this crime thriller about judicial cover-ups and corruption in Argentina which won Best Foreign Film at the 2009 Academy Awards.

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ProducerJuan J. Campanella, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
EAN5055002555824
eBay Product ID (ePID)102190605

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Film/TV TitleThe Secret in Their Eyes
ActorRicardo Darin, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino
DirectorJuan J. Campanella
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
FormatDVD
Release Year2011
LanguageSpanish
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreThriller, General
Run Time102 Mins

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Certificate18
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureArgentina
Director of PhotographyMuriel Cabeza, Felix Monti
ReviewsDaily Express - The year's best thriller, Rolling Stone - This spellbinder from Argentina will sneak up and floor you. It's that good
Consumer AdviceContains one scene of sexual violence and brief strong nudity
Additional InformationJuan Jose Campanella helmed this crime thriller about judicial cover-ups and corruption in Argentina. Ricardo Darin stars as Benjamin, a former criminal court employee who wants to write a novel about an Argentine case from the 1970s in which 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. Benjamin 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 Gomez (Javier Godino) may have been the real culprit, but finding Gomez and obtaining conclusive evidence against him is no simple task. Moreover, as Benjamin and Pablo struggle to have the case reopened, they also find that bureaucracy and power in Argentine government have made this close to impossible. THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES won Best Foreign Film at the 2009 Academy Awards.
Movie/TV TitleThe Secret In Their Eyes
ComposerFederico Jusid
Sound sourceDolby Digital
AwardsBest Foreign Film 2009 -
ScreenwriterJuan J. Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri
EditorJuan J. Campanella

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  • Unique story and mesmerising.

    This is a film concerned with a murder case a retired prosecutor can't forget. Set in 2 time frames in 70s and 90s Argentina. It is eerie and compelling. Superb. Not a who Dunnit or anything as cliche as that. More about individuals who were frozen in time after the grisly murder that leaves a young husband forever devastated. Both he and the main character of the Prosecutor can't move on. Chilling under tones of the Argentina of 1970s heading for military rule. Unforgettable

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  • Great film which deserved its Oscar

    Engaging film. Enthralled by the characters throughout. Bought this so we could watch again after seeing twice already

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  • Classic Spanish film good with subtitles

    Classic Spanish film

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  • A brilliant film

    A brilliant film - rightly won an Oscar.

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