02 Mar 11
Director: Juan José Campanella
Argentina
2009
127 min
Separated by time and circumstance, retired criminal-court employee Benjamín (Ricardo Darín) and his former superior (and unrequited love), Irene (Soledad Villamil), revisit an unresolved case from years before. It’s a lurid tale of a woman raped and murdered, a doting husband who wanted revenge and a killer who went free thanks to the tumultuous political climate of 1970s Argentina. While the characterisations often bow to the mechanics of the plot, Darín and Villamil make for an attractive couple (even when buried under ageing prosthetics) and Campanella shows a talent for sweeping, intricate camera work that brought the film the Best Foreign Film Oscar for 2010.
Best Foreign Film Oscar – 2010