Director: Juan José Campanella was raped and murdered in seventies was a turbulent era in Cast: Ricardo Darín, Soledad her home while her husband Argentine history – threaten to let Villamil, Guillermo Francella, worked at the bank. Espósito justice slip away. José Luis Gioia, Javier Godino, was sent to investigate the Espósito’s story unfolds with gripping Pablo Rago tension as the film shifts smoothly Run Time: 127 minutes horrifying crime. Country: Argentina / Spain Looking at the gaze of a man between time periods. Searching for an Year: 2009 in photos from the murdered ending to his book, the older would-be Language : Spanish with English woman’s college years, a writer makes a startling discovery that subtitles younger Espósito instinctively compels him to redeem his past and Distributor: Mongrel Media feels he has his killer. seize his future. Distributor Estimates Tracking down the suspect Director Juan José Campanella’s Availability As: Current becomes a personal tightly paced feature pairs smart Video: Estimated October 2010 dialogue with powerful, moving Ratings: ON 14A / BC 14A / AB obsession that draws him and his colleague, the brilliant but performances. Darín and Villamil, two 18A / SK 14A / MB 14A / PQ 13+ of Argentina’s best actors, bring an / Maritimes NR unreliable alcoholic Pablo electric sense of unspoken longing to Sandoval (Guillermo Francella), into ever-riskier their scenes together, an intimacy of An official selection of the 2009 mutual suppression. Beneath all the Toronto International Film situations. The case also intensifies Espósito’s action is a reflection on justice and the Festival ® and winner of the meaning of a life sentence. Pain Academy Award ® for Best relationship to his young boss, Irene Menéndez endures but so, too, does love. Foreign Language Film, The “The Secret In Their Eyes is best Secret In Their Eyes (El secreto Hastings (Soledad Villamil), a described as a complex film noir, de sus ojos ) is a suspenseful striking, Ivy League-educated mixing elements of a classic crime drama with a love story at woman whom he secretly, its core. hopelessly adores. While detective story with a deliciously Newly retired from his career initially critical of his understated tale of unrequited love in Argentina’s criminal court, unsanctioned sleuthing and just enough humour to loosen Benjamín Espósito ( Ricardo tactics, she soon becomes a your white-knuckle grip on the arm- Darín, The Aura ) begins partner in the investigation. rests. But I don’t think I’ve ever writing a novel about a case Despite their dedication, seen a film in which these elements from his past that continues however, inept officials and dance together in such harmony, to haunt him. In 1974, a politics both internal and neither detracting from nor beautiful young newlywed external to the court – the overshadowing one another.” – Chris Knight , National Post