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Spoiler-free premise

A retired investigator revisits an unresolved murder case that has haunted him for decades.

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Retired court investigator Benjamín Espósito begins writing about the unsolved murder case that has haunted him since the 1970s. Revisiting files and former colleagues also returns him to unresolved feelings for judge Irene Menéndez Hastings.

Why it belongs

In The Secret in Their Eyes, a murder inquiry and an unspoken love unfold across decades, joined by memory, political history, and one astonishing stadium pursuit.

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Campanella moves between two periods through withheld testimony, recurring looks, and a bravura stadium pursuit, while Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil give the investigation an emotional history shaped by memory, hesitation, and unfinished choice.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards1 win2010 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250168AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.0
Engagement9.5
Ease9.2

Spanish · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Tense & Absorbing