The Confession

Name: The Confession
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1999-03-26
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Amy Irving, Mike Hodge, Laura Esterman, Brian McHugh, Paul Stolarsky

Trust no one.

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Release Date

3/26/1999

Runtime

114 mins

Genres

Thriller Drama

Overview

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

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Original Language

English

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A somber moral reckoning that pits vengeance against the law: a grieving father's act of justice forces a cynical lawyer to confront the emptiness of his own ambitions. The film watches two men at odds, one seeking atonement, the other seeking redemption through defending him.