El Secreto de sus Ojos (dir. Juan Jose Campanella) is a film that makes a knock, no a pound, on the gates of your mind, body and soul. It sends a shiver down your spine and makes you question everything from the basic human nature fundamentals to the concepts of political integrity and whether law and punishment should ever be taken into the hands of the justified. The film opens up with a man struggling to finish his book, the plot of which is based on Morales’ case closed many years back. The scene of murder touches the heart of the usually rational federal agent Esposito, who through the years of investigation and dealing with the government corruption still cannot grant the grieving widower the promise that his wife's murderer would never roam free. I do not want to give away all the details of the film as it is truly a gem of Argentinean cinema, winning an Oscar for the Best Foreign Film at the 82nd Academy Award. This movie has been my most treasured discovery in the recent years, winning in plot, cast and overall mind-tickling intensity. Do yourself a favor and add it to your Netflix queue!
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