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The Confession

2025 1 h 27 min Horror

A musician returns to her Texas hometown and finds a tape of her late father confessing to murder, then notices the same darkness overtaking her young son.

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About the film

Once you hear it, it’s too late.

What it’s about

Naomi Riley, a musician, comes back to her childhood home in Texas with her son Dylan. She discovers a recording in which her father, who died by suicide years ago, admits to a killing. Soon Dylan's behavior turns strange and sinister, and Naomi realizes the evil her father battled has not been defeated. Now she must uncover the source of the soul-devouring force to save her son.

What hooks you

Will Canon directs, with Italia Ricci as Naomi and Zachary Golinger as Dylan. The film draws on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and its title translates as "The Confession."

Who it’s for

It will appeal to those who like horror rooted in family secrets and small-town dread, where a parent's past returns to threaten a child.

Technical details
Country
United States
Year
2025
Genre
Horror
Running time
1h 27min
Age rating
18+
MPAA
NR
World premiere
Aug 22, 2025

Ratings

MOVIE․ONE · 120 votes
4.8 /10
IMDb
3.8445
Kinopoisk
5.513,928
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Creative team

All 12
Screenplay Will Canon
Starring
  1. 01 Italia Ricci Naomi Riley
  2. 02 Vince Eisenson Actor
  3. 03 Zachary Golinger Dylan Riley
  4. 04 Scott Mechlowicz Grayson Phillips
  5. 05 Terence Rosemore Harling Guidry
  6. 06 Allie McCulloch Luellen Cobb
  7. 07 Craig Kolkebeck Actor
  8. 08 Justin Matthew Smith The Piper (credited as: Justin Smith)
  9. 09 Jay DeVon Johnson Officer Armas
  10. 10 Ron Fallica Evan
  11. 11 Fleming Moore Actor

Trivia

  1. The film's title translates as «Confession».

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