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The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) Country: Argentina/Spain
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Winner of the 2010 Academy Award for best foreign language film. Juan Jose Campanella, writer/director, creates a supremely intelligent and deeply touching thriller, using a crime as a springboard for ruminations on love and memory. Benjamin, a retired federal agent, is writing a novel about a real case, seeking his own closure, after an unsatisfactory outcome in court. He and his assistant hunt their prey, only to find him given shelter by the corrupt government of the new Argentina. A spellbinding mystery…. |
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