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      The Confession

      2010 26m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 92% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings With a clear conscience, Sam is nearly ready for his first confession, then he and a friend play a prank that turns tragic. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Wonderfully-shot short with an imprecise-yet-strong message. The child actors were impressive. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts off as a funny story about a Catholic school boy who doesn't have any really bad sin to confess and so he feels something will be missing in this step toward coming of age. His friend thinks the robes look like dresses and gently pressures the boy into mild mischief like cutting through a farmer's field with their bikes and taking down the scarecrow. The story surprised me by taking a sudden dark turn. Like a nightmare the boy now deals with some major guilt. Does the priest guess the extent of his sins? I'm not a fan of the religious context. What is really the message of this short film? It was difficult to tell if the act of confession was meant to be portrayed as something that truly saves a soul like a simple band aid over a wound, or if it was trying to point out the faults of this simplistic method of letting individuals off from wrongdoing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis With a clear conscience, Sam is nearly ready for his first confession, then he and a friend play a prank that turns tragic.
      Director
      Tanel Toom
      Screenwriter
      Caroline Bruckner
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      26m