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| Directed by | Jang Sun-wu |
| Written by | Jang Jung-il (novel) Jang Sun-wu (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Shin Chul Jonathan Kim |
| Starring | Lee Sang-hyun Kim Tae-yeon |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Music by | Dalpalan |
| Distributed by | Korea Films |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $1.14 million [1] |
Lies (Korean: 거짓말; RR: Geojinmal) is a South Korean erotic drama film adapted from the banned novel Tell me a Lie by Jang Jung Il, which depicts a sadomasochistic sexual relationship between a 38-year-old sculptor and an 18-year-old highschool student. The film was shot in a semi-cinéma vérité style and features interviews with the author and cast spliced in between scenes. Intended to provoke, the film contains full-frontal nudity, unsimulated sex, coprophilia,[2][3][4] and criticisms of South Korean society. It was heavily censored upon its initial release in South Korea,[5] but international releases were left uncut.
- ^ https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/546167 Reuters reporting
- ^ David Parkinson (1 January 2000). "Lies Review". Empire. London: Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Giovanni Fazio (2 May 2001). "Artcore". Japan Times. Tokyo: The Japan Times LTD. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2001.
- ^ Double Reading It's All Lies!
- ^ "Korean Movie Reviews for 2000: JSA, the Foul King, the Isle, Barking Dogs Never Bite, Chunhyang, Peppermint Candy, and more".