South Korea Synopsis
자백
“Solving the manipulations of the case.”
Min-ho's adulterous lover Se-hee is murdered in a hotel where only the two of them were present, and Min-ho is immediately singles out as the prime suspect. Insisting on his innocence, Min-ho hires the talented lawyer Shin-ae to defend him, and confesses to her that a car accident on the day before may be connected to Se-hee's murder…
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The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
Confession holds position #105 of 211 South Korea films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including Confession. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1343rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 37% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (63th percentile) outruns review volume (37th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #423 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #58 of 202 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Realies Pictures, Lotte Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | October 26, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt13182834 |