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Director
Roberto Andò
Cast
Toni Servillo,
Pierfrancesco Favino,
Daniel Auteuil,
Connie Nielsen,
Moritz Bleibtreu,
Richard Sammel
Genre
Drama,
Thriller
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 receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead...
The New York Times by Andy Webster
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.
RogerEbert.com by Godfrey Cheshire
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.
Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen
Director Roberto Andò takes the form of a classical whodunit and bludgeons it with naïve indignation and sanctimony.
Los Angeles Times by Kimber Myers
Italian director Roberto Andò’s film feels entirely manufactured, distancing itself from its audience and blunting its points in the process.
TheWrap by Alonso Duralde
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.
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