

The Secret in Their Eyes
An unsolved crime. A love story. An unwritten ending.
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $34M
- Language
- Spanish
- rape
- police
- kidnapping
- homicide
- writing
- investigation
- partner
- murder
- tension
- argentina
- justice
- shocking
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Argentina, Spain
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAFI Fest4 Nov 2009
- Theatrical (limited)16 Apr 2010
- TheatricalR21 May 2010
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival24 Jun 2010
- Theatrical1813 Aug 2010
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray4 Jun 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+27 May 2010
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 2009
- Theatrical (limited)23 Apr 2010
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1313 Aug 2009
- TheatricalRe-release11 Mar 2010
ArubaAW
- PremiereAruba International Film Festival1 Jun 2010
AustriaAT
- Theatrical23 Dec 2010
BelgiumBE
- Premiere16Cinema Novo Festival15 Mar 2010
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival28 Sept 2009
- Theatrical1626 Feb 2010
CubaCU
- PremiereHavana Film Festival3 Dec 2009
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1129 Apr 2010
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The Secret in Their Eyes was released on 13 August 2009.
Audience reviews
3- B9/10
Bazzjazz
4/26/2018
Please, I emplore you. This is the original ‘The secret in their eyes’ without the Hollywood gloss and Pseudo ‘Top Actors/Actresses’ The Agentinian original film that won best foreign film at the Oscars. Deservedly so. Don’t sell yourself short and see the Hollywood redo. It’s got a ending I wish I could tell you about. See This show!
- A8/10
afrebrd
11/6/2022
Story, director, actors--I bow my head. Have not watched many Spanish movies lately, but along with Iñárritu's 'Amores Perros,' and Babenco's 'Pixote,' I’ve really been missing out.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/24/2024
For many years since his retirement "Espósito" (Ricardo Darín) has been haunted by a brutal case of rape and murder that he was unable to solve. He decides that maybe the best way to formulate his thoughts and re-order the investigation is to write a novel, so with the help of an antiquated old Olivetti from his friend, and the new departmental boss "Irene" (Soledad Villamil) he starts to reconstruct the investigatio…
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