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Confession
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.