Confession

Confession

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Release Date

11/11/2026

Runtime

132 mins

Overview

In 1938, in Stalin's Moscow, a disillusioned professor, Alexei, faces brutal interrogation by his former student, Vladimir, in Lubyanka Prison. Refusing to confess, he confronts his past sins and finds redemption through faith, sacrificing himself to save others in a haunting tale of morality and resistance.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A grave portrait of moral struggle in the shadow of totalitarianism: a professor interrogated by his former student must reckon with his past while confronting an impossible choice. The film moves inward as the walls close in, finding haunting grace in an act of sacrifice.

Mood

Dread-soakedContemplativeMournful

Themes

RedemptionFaithPowerMemoryJustice

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

High-contrastNaturalistic

Structure

Two-hander

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Confession (2026) directed by Václav Marhoul | FirstCinema