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The Confession

1999 · 114 min

A heavy, dialogue-driven moral drama that keeps you tense as a man's principles collide with a lawyer's conscience.

Directed by
David Hugh Jones
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini
Tagline
Trust no one.
Overview
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

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Directed by
David Hugh Jones
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • grief
  • revenge
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
David Hugh Jones
Written by
David Black
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini, Alec Baldwin, Boyd Gaines, Anne Twomey, Lázaro Pérez, Becky Ann Baker
Music
Mychael Danna
Cinematography
Mike Fash
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, Hebrew, English

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