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The Confession

2016 · Movie · 116 min · ★ 6.5 · 49% critics

Drama

In a small French town under German occupation, a newly arrived priest draws attention from local women, while a young atheist communist keeps her distance. Curiosity leads her into a church confrontation that opens a charged exchange about faith, doubt, and desire.

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Details
Original title
La Confession
Years
2016
Release date
2017-03-08
Language
French
Runtime
116 min
Critic score
49/100
TMDB rating
6.5/10 (95 votes)
About

You may like this if you enjoy restrained wartime dramas about belief, attraction, and moral tension; Not for you if you want fast action or fully resolved emotional threads.

Pros: strong lead performances; thoughtful faith debates; emotional wartime setting | Cons: missed dramatic moments; some loose ends; not fully powerful

Cast & crew

Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief