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Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.


“Truth will find a way.”
Up-and-coming district attorney Jillian takes on the case of a young woman who has accused three men of sexual assault. She puts her career on the line in order to uncover a deeper web of mystery, murder and deception.

Clark Backo
Jillian

Sarah Hay
Alicia

Nolan Gerard Funk
Chris

Sterling Beaumon
Randall

Michael Ironside
Mark Cryer
Marsha Dietlein

Ray Faiola
Confession is a thriller, drama, mystery, crime film released in 2023. Directed by Dayna Hanson, it stars Clark Backo, Sarah Hay, Nolan Gerard Funk. Up-and-coming district attorney Jillian takes on the case of a young woman who has accused three men of sexual assault. She puts her career on the line in order to uncover a deeper web of mystery, murder and deception.
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