'Secret in Their Eyes' trivia and fun facts

Julia Roberts's mother passed away during the production. Roberts returned to filming five days after the loss of her mother.

The director of the original film, Juan José Campanella, worked as an executive producer on this remake.

This is a remake of the Academy Award winner film from Argentina, 'El secreto de sus ojos' (2009).

The development of the film originally started at Warner Bros. Pictures. However, the study decided to shelve the film and the project stalled for years until the independent company IM Global decided to take it forward. Finally, filming began in January 2015. At the time of release, Billy Ray will have been five years pending the project.

The role of Julia Roberts was initially thinking for a male actor, but writer-director Billy Ray rewrote it specifically for the actress.

This is the first collaboration between the two actresses Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman.

Chiwetel Ejiofor is 10 years younger than both of his female co-stars Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. In the original, the male lead was 12 years older than the female counterpart.

The film's cinematographer Daniel Moder is the husband of Julia Roberts. This marks their third collaboration.