20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

Photo:

North American Premiere

Confession

자백

When a too-handsome-to-be-true, high-powered executive (So Ji–sub) is found in a hotel with the body of his drop-dead gorgeous ex, he proclaims his innocence and enlists the best defense lawyer (Kim Yun-jin) money can buy. Flashbacks within flashbacks weave a labyrinthine tale of betrayal and literal backstabbing, building to a nail-biting climax... Writer-director Yoon Jong-seok’s remake of the 2016 Spanish film Invisible Guest (Contratiempo) seamlessly blends the sleek intensity of the original with the Korean penchant for perverse plot twists and shocking reveals, while the interplay between stars So Ji-sub (2009 NYAFF Rising Star) and Kim Yun-jin evokes the best of the noir genre.

Director: Yoon Jong-seok
Cast: So Ji-sub, Kim Yun-jin, Nana
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2022; 105 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 23, 8:30pm
Asia Society

Director Yoon Jong-seok will attend the screening.

Yoon Jong-seok
윤종석

Writer-director Yoon Jong-seok made his feature film debut with the 2009 thriller Marine Boy. He went on to develop the first two films in the Along with the Gods fantasy-action series. Confession is his masterful sophomore feature.