jt-pandey
Aug 4, 2025
An audio-visual treat but beneath the beautiful facade, there's a lingering sense of dread and paranoia. 2 hours of deceit and doubts culminating in a climax that nobody can ever predict.


Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge.
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
Mizuki Kitahara
jt-pandey
Aug 4, 2025
An audio-visual treat but beneath the beautiful facade, there's a lingering sense of dread and paranoia. 2 hours of deceit and doubts culminating in a climax that nobody can ever predict.
Alunauwie
Jan 1, 2026
Confessions explores the moral void left by a legal system that fails to punish juvenile crime, unfolding a chilling revenge through quiet monologues and shifting perspectives. As each character’s inner justification is exposed, the film reveals how guilt, bullying, and false righteousness mutate into collective cruelty. Cold, controlled, and devastating, it portrays revenge not as rage—but as a meticulously planned shadow that never truly leaves. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)
The film's tagline is: "Her pupils murdered her daughter. She will have her revenge."
The original title is "告白" (JA).
The film grossed $45.2M at the box office.
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
The film was directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.
The screenplay was written by Tetsuya Nakashima.
Cinematography was handled by Atsushi Ozawa.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1590089.

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Great
985 votes
Critic avg. 9.5 (2 reviews)
Review score distribution
告白
Released
16
日本語
Japan
$45,203,103






