The Confession
L'Aveu
1970 · 2h 19m · Drama, Thriller · France, Italy · Rated 18 (DE)
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
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Costa-GavrasWritten by
Jorge Semprún6.9Smart score
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based on memoir or autobiographybased on novel or bookbased on true storyczechoslovakiafalse confessionforced confessioninterrogationinterrogatorpolitical thrillersecret policeshow trialsolitary confinementstalinismtorture
Rating18 (DE)
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