The Confession

1999 · 114 min · EN · R · 5.8 (59 votes)

Dir. David Hugh Jones · Starring Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini, Alec Baldwin, Boyd Gaines, Anne Twomey · Music Mychael Danna

“Trust no one.”

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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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A grim, intense legal drama that plunges into the depths of grief and moral compromise. It's a somber, thought-provoking watch that questions the very nature of justice and faith, leaving you contemplating long after the credits roll.

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