A retired investigator confronts a brutal unsolved murder, stirring up old passions and haunting memories.
Suspenseful and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Hulu.
For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity. Beyond that, strong violence and some strong language.
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Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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