Forced Confessions

Forced Confessions (Persian: اعترافات اجباری, Eterafate-e Ejbari) is a 2012 documentary film by the Persian Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari about the forced confessions in Iran obtained from a suspect through torture.^[1]

Forced Confessions
World Premiere of Forced Confessions in Amsterdam
Directed by	Maziar Bahari
Screenplay by	Maziar Bahari
Produced by	Maziar Bahari for Off-Centre Productions
Cinematography	John Templeton
Edited by	James Mullett
Music by	Nainita Desai Malcolm Laws
Release date	2012 (2012)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	England
Languages	English and Persian

The film premiered at the 25th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2012. The short version of the film was aired by BBC Persian TV simultaneously.

Synopsis

In 2009, filmmaker Maziar Bahari, a guest of honor at IDFA 2007, claimed he was forced to make a false confession that he had been collaborating with the West and committed espionage. The story is told via the director's voice-over and interviews with other Iranians who have gone through similar experiences of forced confessions.