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Alice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient in unclear circumstances.


“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.

Ricardo Darín
Benjamín Espósito

Soledad Villamil
Irene Menéndez Hastings

Pablo Rago
Ricardo Morales

Javier Godino
Isidoro Gómez

Guillermo Francella
Pablo Sandoval

Carla Quevedo
Liliana Coloto

Bárbara Palladino
Compliment Girl

Alejandro Abelenda
Pinche Mariano

Mario Alarcón
Judge Fortuna Lacalle
Rudy Romano
Ordóñez
The Secret in Their Eyes is a mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of rape, police, kidnapping, homicide, writing, investigation. Directed by Juan José Campanella, it stars Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago. 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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