The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 Argentine crime thriller directed by Juan José Campanella from a screenplay by Eduardo Sacheri and Campanella based on Sacheri's novel La Pregunta de Sus Ojos (The Question in Their Eyes). The film stars Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil, and was a joint production of Argentine and Spanish companies.
The film covers the years 1974-75 and 2000 to tell the story of a rape and mur...
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The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 Argentine crime thriller directed by Juan José Campanella from a screenplay by Eduardo Sacheri and Campanella based on Sacheri's novel La Pregunta de Sus Ojos (The Question in Their Eyes). The film stars Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil, and was a joint production of Argentine and Spanish companies.
The film covers the years 1974-75 and 2000 to tell the story of a rape and murder case that has an enduring, decades-long effect on the people closest to it: the investigators, the victim's husband, and the killer. This takes place within the context of Argentina's Dirty War, a period of state-sponsored violence (1976-83), during which criminality was rampant and often went unpunished.
In 2009, it was the recipient of awards in both Hollywood and Spain. The picture won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, and, with 1985's The Official Story, made Argentina the first country in Latin...
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