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Confession (2022)

Confession poster
Original title
자백
Directed by
Jong-seok Yoon
Genre
crime, thriller, mystery
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
G
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is accused of a murder in a locked room. His lawyer works to uncover the truth behind the crime.

suspensefultensemysteriousunpredictablegrippingclaustrophobicpuzzle-like

What happens

Confession (Korean: 자백; RR: Jabaek) is a 2022 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Yoon Jong-seok, starring So Ji-sub, Kim Yunjin, Nana and Hwang Sun-hee. Based on Oriol Paulo's 2016 Spanish film The Invisible Guest, the film depicts a story about a man who has been pointed out as the culprit of a locked-room murder and his lawyer approaching the truth. The film had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 20, 2022, and its Italian premium at 24th Udine Far East Film Festival on April 30, 2022, as closing film of the festival. It was released theatrically in South Korea on October 26, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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