‘Confession’ Review: Rob Lowe and James Franco in a Ben Shapiro-Scripted, Stalinist Russia-Set Drama That’s Terminally Tedious

News Briefvia The Hollywood ReporterNovember 10, 2026

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, Emile Hirsch and Kodi Smit-McPhee also appear in Václav Marhoul's film about the brutal interrogation of a prisoner in a Stalin-era Russian jail.

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