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You can watch The Confession (1970) for free on Kanopy.

In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.

The Confession is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, czechoslovakia, based on true story. It also touches on solitary confinement and torture and based on memoir or autobiography.