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The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

Where The Secret in Their Eyes says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Buenos Aires murder case that outlives a decade of hiding, and the real stadium behind the film's famous five-minute shot

Scenes and places

The courthouse where the case begins (1974)

Espósito takes on the rape and murder of a young teacher and promises her husband he will find the killer. His rival Romano hands over two construction workers as culprits, and Espósito sees they were tortured into confessing. That is when he decides the case is not closed.

Set in Criminal courts building (Tribunales) — The courthouse where Espósito works the Colotto case and clashes with his rival Romano. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The main criminal courts palace of Buenos Aires, where the film's judiciary staff work.

Filmed at Palacio de Tribunales, Talcahuano 550, Buenos Aires — Listed by the city's film office as a location used for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The break-in at the mother's house (1974)

Old photos show one man staring at the victim in picture after picture. Espósito and Sandoval sneak into his mother's house to look for his address and find only letters, which Sandoval pockets. The visit gets them in trouble and the case is closed.

Set in Chivilcoy — The town where the suspect's mother lives and where the victim grew up. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A farming town in Buenos Aires Province, the home town of the victim.

The station where a widower waits (1975)

Espósito finds the widower Morales waiting at a station, hoping to spot the killer in the crowd. Moved by his devotion, Espósito goes to Irene and pushes her to reopen the case.

Set in Retiro train station — The station where Espósito finds Morales again, months after the murder. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Retiro is the big railway terminus in the north of the city centre where several lines meet.

Filmed at Retiro station (Mitre line, assumed), Buenos Aires — Listed by the city's film office as a location used for the film. Which of the Retiro stations is not stated, so the Mitre one is assumed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The five-minute stadium chase (1975)

Sandoval has worked out from the letters that the suspect is a fan of Racing Club, so the two go to a Racing match. In the stands they spot him, a goal erupts, and he runs. The chase carries through the corridors under the stands and out onto the pitch.

Set in Huracán stadium (Racing v Huracán match) — The football ground where Espósito and Sandoval hunt for the suspect during a match. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Home ground of Club Atlético Huracán in southern Buenos Aires.

Filmed at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires — The stadium of the Huracán club, where the chase was filmed over three days of shooting. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Hiding in Jujuy (1975)

Fearing for his life, Espósito leaves the capital for the far north, where Irene's family can protect him. He leaves his job and his city behind and only returns ten years later.

Set in Jujuy Province — The northern province where Espósito spends years in hiding with Irene's cousins. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A mountainous province in Argentina's far northwest, near the borders with Bolivia and Chile.

Characters

• Benjamín Espósito — A judiciary employee who cannot let one 1974 murder case go.
• Irene Menéndez-Hastings — The new department chief and Espósito's superior, who helps with the investigation.
• Ricardo Morales — The victim's husband, a bank clerk waiting for the killer to be found.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the film's five-minute stadium chase really filmed?