Alternative TIFF 2010 Picks: #11. Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions

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#11. Confessions

Director: This Tetsuya Nakashima
Cast: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Yukito Nishii, Kaoru Fujiwara, Ai Hashimoto
Distributor: Rights Available.

BuzzFeatured at the New York Asian Film Festival, this had richter scale type implications back home in Japan. Might be the revenge film of the year.

The Gist: Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions is one of Japan’s most important films of the year. A stylized mixture of cruelty and compassion, the film spins the dark tale of vengeance of a teacher whose little daughter has been killed by two of her students in seventh grade.

TIFF ScheduleFriday September 17 9:00:00 PM RYERSON
Saturday September 18 5:30:00 PM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11
Sunday September 19 9:30:00 AM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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