Le confessioni / The Confessions

Behind the walls of a luxurious hotel complex on Germany’s Sea coast, the finance ministers of the most powerful industrial nations have been invited by France’s Daniel Roché, head of the IMF, to hold a secret summit. Between dinners and wellness sessions, the G8 decision-makers hope to agree on comprehensive economic reforms at the cost of smaller nations as soon as possible. To everyone’s surprise, Italian monk Roberto Salus has also been invited – a mysterious, level-headed man who is present for a very specific reason: Roché would like him to take his confession the night before the final, decisive meeting. The next morning, Roché is found dead… Played by the great Toni Servillo, director Roberto Andò gives us a fantastic hero in the form of a monk who refuses to be intimidated by high-ranking individuals.