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Confessions

2010 · 107 min

A chilling, stylishly told revenge story that keeps you unsettled with its cold precision and psychological cruelty.

Tagline
Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.
Overview
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • guilt
  • morality
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Tetsuya Nakashima
Written by
Tetsuya Nakashima
Starring
Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura, Yukito Nishii, Kaoru Fujiwara, Ai Hashimoto, Naoki Ichii, Kai Inowaki
Cinematography
Shôichi Atô, Atsushi Ozawa
Runtime
107 min
Country
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Languages
Japanese

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