The Lie (2018 film)

The Lie
Official poster
Directed byVeena Sud
Written byVeena Sud
Based onWe Monsters
by Marcus Seibert and Sebastian Ko
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Wunstorf
Edited byPhil Fowler
Music byTamar-kali
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13) (TIFF)
  • October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget< $10 million[3]

The Lie is a 2018 psychological horror film written and directed by Veena Sud. The film is a remake of the 2015 German film We Monsters,[4] and stars Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard and Joey King.[5] Jason Blum serves as a producer under his Blumhouse Television banner.

The Lie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2018. It was later released on October 6, 2020, by Amazon Studios, as the first installment in the anthological Welcome to the Blumhouse film series.

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  5. ^ Berger, Laura (January 22, 2018). "Veena Sud Reuniting with Mireille Enos for New Feature". Women and Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2018.