The Secrets We Keep is exactly what its title suggests, a tense drama dealing with characters whose darkest moments are kept hidden in memories buried in the past, but not forgotten. At least that …
is exactly what its title suggests, a tense drama dealing with characters whose darkest moments are kept hidden in memories buried in the past, but not forgotten. At least that is the case for the main protagonist, Maja , who plays a Romanian Nazi concentration camp survivor seeking revenge for her horrific experience there 15 years after the war and the murder of a sister who was not so lucky to make it out alive.
Set in small-town America in the early ’60s, Maja is now happily married to an American, Lewis , with a young son. It seems like an idyllic suburban life until one day, while in town, a chance sighting of a man walking down the street sends her world into a tailspin. She becomes increasingly convinced this man is indeed Karl, the Nazi officer who tortured and raped her, and killed her sister among others when they were prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp during the war.
You might imagine this causes a bit of strain with her husband, who is trying to be supportive and finds it hard to understand why this guy is in his basement. Thomas consistently denies he is who she says he is, and Lewis even comes up with some research to back up his claims, a move that puts strain on his marriage.
On the surface this is a superbly acted nail-biting thriller and serves as crackerjack entertainment on that level thanks to dedicated performances from Rapace and Kinnaman, whose cat-and-mouse game is fascinating to see play out. Is he or isn’t he — and who do we believe? It’s powerful stuff that works on a visceral level, an intelligently made drama with characters that pull you in. Rapace commands the screen here in her best role since playing Lisbeth Salander in the originaltrilogy.
Producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Stuart Ford, Erik Howsam, Adam Riback and Greg Shapiro. Bleecker Street releases it today. Check out my video review above with scenes from the film.
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