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The Confessions

A strange, solemn ritual of a film, mixing deadpan absurdity with ghostly dread and a dreamlike, theatrical hush.

Overview: The film follows a group of condemned nuns who bear witness to the cursed love triangle featuring a missing sea captain and his wife.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, absurd and satirical. Measured and demanding.
About: Faith, guilt, obsession, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
guilt
obsession
love
death
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild