Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor lead this American remake of the critically acclaimed Argentinian mystery, which won Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy Awards. Adapted by the screenwriter of Captain Phillips.
A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators – Ray (Ejiofor) and Jess (Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Kidman) – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.
Now, 13 years later, after obsessively searching every day for the elusive killer, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he’s certain can permanently resolve the case, nail the vicious murderer, and bring long-desired closure to his team. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking, unspeakable secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul.
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In 2009 an Argentinian film, The Secret In Their Eyes, won the Oscar for Foreign Language Feature Film. Hollywood in its infinite wisdom has remade that film for the English-speaking market otherwise known as those-who-won’t-read-subtitles. Unsurprisingly, they have chosen to release this film, starring three Oscar mainstays – Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor – at the start of Oscar season. For Secret In Their Eyes is nothing if not Oscar bait.
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Secret in Their Eyes (2015) is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Academy On Demand.
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