The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
“El secreto de sus ojos”
Drama, Mystery, Romance |
The Secret in Their Eyes is a crime drama film directed, co-written, produced and edited by Juan José Campanella, based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos by Eduardo Sacheri, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is a joint production of Argentine and Spanish companies.
Using a nonlinear narrative, the film depicts a judiciary employee and his boss, a law clerk, in 1974, played by Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil, as they investigate a rape and murder case, while also following the characters 25 years later reminiscing over the case and unearthing the buried romance between them.
In June 1974, judiciary agent Benjamin Espósito investigates the rape and murder of Liliana Colotto de Morales. Espósito promises her husband Ricardo he will find the killer and give him a life sentence. Espósito is helped by his alcoholic partner Pablo Sandóval and the new department chief Irene Menéndez-Hastings. Romano, Espósito’s rival, accuses two immigrant workers of the murder, which angers Espósito upon discovering that both of them were tortured to obtain a confession.
Espósito finds a lead while watching old photos of Liliana, which Ricardo gave him: many of them featured a man, identified as Isidoro Gómez, staring at her suspiciously. Espósito and Sandóval sneak into Gómez’s mother’s house in Chivilcoy. During the break-in, they find some letters from Gómez to his mother. Sandóval steals them and Espósito finds out after returning to Buenos Aires…
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writers: Eduardo Sacheri (novel & screenplay), Juan José Campanella (screenplay)
Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Carla Quevedo, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Bárbara Palladino, Rudy Romano
►Cast:
| Soledad Villamil | … | Irene Menéndez Hastings |
| Ricardo Darín | … | Benjamín Esposito |
| Carla Quevedo | … | Liliana Coloto |
| Pablo Rago | … | Ricardo Morales |
| Javier Godino | … | Isidoro Gómez |
| Bárbara Palladino | … | Chica Piropo |
| Rudy Romano | … | Ordóñez |
| Alejandro Abelenda | … | Pinche Mariano |
| Mario Alarcón | … | Juez Fortuna Lacalle |
| Guillermo Francella | … | Pablo Sandoval |
| Sebastián Blanco | … | Pinche Tino |
| Mariano Argento | … | Romano |
| José Luis Gioia | … | Báez – Inspector |
| Juan José Ortíz | … | Agente Cardozo |
| Kiko Cerone | … | Molinari |
| Fernando Pardo | … | Sicora |
| Maximiliano Trento | … | Guardia Comisaría |
| Sergio López Santana | … | Jacinto Cáceres |
| Elvio Duvini | … | Juan Robles |
| David Di Napoli | … | Escribano Andretta |
| Pedro Kochdilian | … | Borracho 1 |
| Oscar Sánchez | … | Borracho 2 |
| Gabriela Daniell | … | Alejandra Sandoval |
| Alicia Haydée Pennachi | … | Madre Gómez |
| Darío Valenzuela | … | Capataz |
| Carlos Mele | … | Viejo Letrina |
| Iván Sosa | … | Custodio Interrogatorio |
| Judith Buchalter | … | Madre Irene |
| Héctor La Porta | … | Guardia Civil Ministerio Bienestar Social |
| Liliana Cuomo | … | Margarita |
| Alejandro Pérez | … | Matón |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia