
Overview
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
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Based on
Based on the novel The Confession
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Setting
Set in the Czech Republic
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Music
Music by Giovanni Fusco
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Raoul Coutard
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lise LondonBook
- Artur LondonBook
- Jorge SemprúnScreenplay
- Original title
- L'Aveu
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 29, 1970
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Italy
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