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The Most Gentle Confessions (1971)

The Most Gentle Confessions poster
Original title
Les Aveux les plus doux
Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is drawn into a web of crime and betrayal in Algiers. The film follows his difficult confessions and the impact on those around him.

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What happens

The Most Gentle Confessions (French: Les aveux les plus doux) is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Philippe Noiret, Roger Hanin and Caroline Cellier. It was a co-production between France, Italy and Algeria. Location shooting took place around Algiers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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