"El secreto de sus ojos" (The Secret in Their Eyes) - "Recently retired Benjamin (Darin), a former criminal-court employee, has decided to write a novel based on a rape and murder that occurred 20 years ago -- a crime he believes has never been solved.
"The story, set in 1999, is told in flashback form: in June 1974 a federal justice agent, BenjamÃ*n Espósito, becomes spellbound by and subsequently entangled in the investigation of the crime of a young woman, brutally raped and murdered inside her house in a Buenos Aires neighbourhood. Her widowed husband, bank employee Ricardo Morales, is shocked by the news; Espósito vows to find the killer and bring him to justice. In his ordeal he is aided by his alcoholic assistent Pablo Sandoval and a newcomer, the upper class lawyer Irene Menéndez-Hastings, who takes over as department chief."
What a wonderful, entertaining film "El secreto de sus ojos" is; superb cinematography, excellent performances and a great script result in a mesmerizing blend of tragedy, love, violence and humour.
Presented in an interwoven series of flashbacks which, from the opening scene, pull you into this perfectly paced and engaging mystery/thriller; the more than two hour runtime seems to fly by.
Ricardo DarÃ*n turns in fantastic performance as BenjamÃ*n Esposito, a Buenos Aires court employee.
Although Carla Quevedo's screen time as Liliana Coloto (the young girl who is raped and murdered) was limited, when she was on screen I could not take my eyes off of her.
Nominated for the 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language Film in 2010
Highly Recommended!
"The story, set in 1999, is told in flashback form: in June 1974 a federal justice agent, BenjamÃ*n Espósito, becomes spellbound by and subsequently entangled in the investigation of the crime of a young woman, brutally raped and murdered inside her house in a Buenos Aires neighbourhood. Her widowed husband, bank employee Ricardo Morales, is shocked by the news; Espósito vows to find the killer and bring him to justice. In his ordeal he is aided by his alcoholic assistent Pablo Sandoval and a newcomer, the upper class lawyer Irene Menéndez-Hastings, who takes over as department chief."
What a wonderful, entertaining film "El secreto de sus ojos" is; superb cinematography, excellent performances and a great script result in a mesmerizing blend of tragedy, love, violence and humour.
Presented in an interwoven series of flashbacks which, from the opening scene, pull you into this perfectly paced and engaging mystery/thriller; the more than two hour runtime seems to fly by.
Ricardo DarÃ*n turns in fantastic performance as BenjamÃ*n Esposito, a Buenos Aires court employee.
Although Carla Quevedo's screen time as Liliana Coloto (the young girl who is raped and murdered) was limited, when she was on screen I could not take my eyes off of her.
Nominated for the 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language Film in 2010
Highly Recommended!
!..it's a good story, few special effects and for me, left me wanting more. Hollywood please take notes!!!.
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