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  • 2017
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2017
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to rece...

Directed By: Roberto Andò

Written By: Angelo Pasquini, Roberto Andò

  • 2017
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2017
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 48 m

The Confessions

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Summary A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to rece...

Directed By: Roberto Andò

Written By: Angelo Pasquini, Roberto Andò

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Jul 6, 2017
An investigation among the attendees grants Mr. Andò the opportunity to pursue pithy, discursive exchanges about power, austerity and capitalism amid high-end accommodations and a tasteful classical soundtrack.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 7, 2017
The Confessions might remind viewers of films ranging from “The Name of the Rose” to Paolo Sorrentino’s “Youth.” But Roberto Andó’s film disappointingly ends up being too flat-footed script-wise to deliver on either its dramatic or thematic promises.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 5, 2017
Director Roberto Andò takes the form of a classical whodunit and bludgeons it with naïve indignation and sanctimony.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 6, 2017
Italian director Roberto Andò’s film feels entirely manufactured, distancing itself from its audience and blunting its points in the process.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 12, 2016
Even if you agree with everything The Confessions has to say about the problems of our era and who caused them, you’ll learn nothing new and will find little entertainment in hearing your opinions espoused.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BiBi Film, Barbary Films, Canal+, Ciné+, Rai Cinema, Ifitalia, Black Rock, Patrizio, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT), Regione Lazio
Release Date Jul 7, 2017
Duration 1 h 48 m
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Website http://shudoshi-chinmoku.jp/
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Awards

David di Donatello Awards
• 5 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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