Thesis on a Homicide

Jan 17, 2013

1h 46m

★ 6.3

Details. The key is hidden in the details.

Overview

Roberto is a Law professor whose life is thrown into chaos when he becomes convinced that one of his best students has committed a brutal murder. Determined to uncover the truth, he begins a personal investigation…

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Tornasol Media

BD Cine

Telefe

TVE

Haddock Films

Castafiore Films

Cablevisión

Thesis on a Homicide Trailers

Cast

Roberto Bermúdez

Ricardo Darín

Gonzalo Ruiz Cordera

Alberto Ammann

Laura Di Natale

Calu Rivero

Alfredo Hernández

Arturo Puig

Máuregui

Fabián Arenillas

Mónica

Mara Bestelli

Mario Passalaqua

Antonio Ugo

Robles

José Luis Mazza

Maia Weistein

Natalia Santiago

Uriarte

Ezequiel de Almeida

Villazán

Mateo Chiarino

Yolis

Cecilia Atán

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