The film that made communists sweat in their seats finally gets its making-of reckoning.
Edwy Plenel narrates, using archival footage, excerpts from the film, and present-day interviews with Costa-Gavras, how it was a political event: the first popular film to confront the issue of Stalinist trials and pave the way for the moral crisis of communism.
Direction
Yannick Kergoat weaves three timelines without losing your attention once.
Writing
Plenel's narration turns dry history into urgent, living testimony.
Director
Yannick Kergoat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
L'Aveu (1970) was banned in the USSR and Warsaw Pact countries; this documentary reunites surviving crew members who smuggled footage out.
Costa-Gavras originally wanted to shoot in Czechoslovakia — then the Soviets invaded in 1968, forcing production to France and Algeria.
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