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Forced Confessions (2012)

Forced Confessions poster
Directed by
Maziar Bahari
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary examines how Iranian authorities use torture to extract forced confessions from people. It tells the stories of individuals who endured this treatment.

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What happens

Forced Confessions (Persian: اعترافات اجباری, Eterafate-e Ejbari) is a 2012 documentary film by the Persian Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari about the forced confessions in Iran obtained from a suspect through torture. The film premiered at the 25th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2012. The short version of the film was aired by BBC Persian TV simultaneously. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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