Thesis on a Homicide (2013)

Roberto Bermudez, a specialist in criminal law, is convinced that one of his students committed a brutal murder. It leads him to start an investigation that becomes his obsession.

Director:

Hernán Goldfrid (as Hernán Golfrid)

Writers:

Diego Paszkowski (novel), Patricio Vega (screenplay)

Stars:

Ricardo Darín, Natalia Santiago, Alberto Ammann

17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ricardo Darín	...	Roberto Bermúdez
Alberto Ammann	...	Gonzalo Ruiz Cordera
Calu Rivero	...	Laura Di Natale
Arturo Puig	...	Alfredo Hernández
Fabián Arenillas	...	Máuregui
Mara Bestelli	...	Mónica
Antonio Ugo	...	Mario Passalaqua
José Luis Mazza	...	Robles
Ezequiel De Almeida	...	Uriarte
Natalia Santiago	...	Maia Weistein
Mateo Chiarino	...	Villazán
Cecilia Atán	...	Yolis
Agustina Simonini	...	Valeria Di Natale
Ana María Castel	...	Cecilia
Annie Fink	...	Sol

Storyline

Roberto Bermudez, a specialist in criminal law, is convinced that one of his students committed a brutal murder. It leads him to start an investigation that becomes his obsession.

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Plot Keywords:

suspected serial killer | murder investigation | morgue | post mortem | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Detalles. Todo está en los detalles [Details. It's all in the details.]

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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User Reviews

This is an interesting Argentina/Spain co-production being well paced , suspenseful and skillfully edited

This is a highly thrilling and cerebral mystery about a battle of wits filled with twists and turns . Mystery , intrigue about bizarre facts happen in a University when appears a killing corpse . The same team , actor (Ricardo Darin) and producers (Gerardo Herrero , Axel Kuschevatzky) , who made ¨The secret in your eyes¨ bring us another suspenseful film , "Thesis on a Homicide" or ¨Tesis Sobre Un Homicidio¨ . The picture is exciting and some moment brilliant , and the actors are quite reliable such as Ricardo Darin and Albert Hammann . It deals with Roberto Bermudez (Ricardo Darin) , a specialist in criminal law, is convinced that one of his students secretly dreams of executing the perfect crime . He is named Gonzalo Ruiz Cordera (Alberto Ammann) and Roberto thinks he committed a brutal murder . It leads him to start an investigation that becomes his obsession .

The film contains tension , thriller , drama , mystery , plot twists and including decent scares with tense sequences especially in its final part , in a unexpected denouement , near of the end . Hitchcock-style psychological thriller , being surprisingly good and compellingly realized . The original as well as entertaining idea is overspread throughout the movie , but not totally satisfactory , including conventional pitfalls . The main cast is frankly fine , such as Ricardo Darin as a retired lawyer working as a criminology professor obsessed with chasing a supposed killer and Alberto Ammann as a young lawyer who bears a dark past ; besides , a gorgeous Calu Rivero as victim's sister . Darin is an excellent leading figure of the most important Argentinian movies such as : "El Faro" (1998), "El Mismo Amor La Misma Lluvia" (1999), "Nueve Reinas" (2000), "La Fuga" (2001) and especially known for ¨The secret in your eyes¨ and ¨El Hijo De La Novia¨ . Albert Ammann also starred several hits as Spanish cinema as Argentinian one , such as : ¨Eva¨, ¨Lope¨ , ¨Invasor¨ , ¨Combustion¨, among others , being especially known for ¨Cell 211¨ or ¨Celda 211¨ . The motion picture is pretty well , although sometimes stagy , overlong and slow moving ; however is entertaining for continuous suspense . Sinister and mysterious atmosphere plenty of lights and shades , it is finely photographed by cameraman Rolo Pulpeiro . Suspenseful and stirring musical score by Sergio Moure who previously composed successful films as ¨Unconscious¨ and being expert on frightening atmosphere such as ¨El Cuerpo" and ¨Kidnapped¨ .

The film was well produced by various producers as Gerardo Herrero , Axel Kuschevatzky , Alfredo Odorisio , Vanessa Ragone ; all of them have produced a lot of successes in the new Argentinian and Spanish cinema . Being professionally written Patricio Vega and well directed by Hernán Golfrid who formerly realized only one movie titled "Music on Hold" or ¨Musica en espera¨. The flick will appeal to suspense enthusiasts and Ricardo Darin fans . Rating : 6.5/10 Good , better than average . It's well worth watching and contains some really thrilling scenes and intriguing images .

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Spain]

Country:

Argentina Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 January 2013 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Cinayet tezi

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,932,920

Company Credits

Production Co:

BD Cine, Haddock Films, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1