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Lies
Directed by
Jang Sun-woo
Y, an 18-year old high school senior, begins a sado-masochistic affair with J, a 38-year-old sculptor. Y lies to her parents to meet J and lose her virginity to him. Soon, their sexual relationship intensifies with increasing sadistic acts. After a three-month trip to Paris, J reunites with Y, now an adult, and there is nothing to stop the two. They leave everything behind and become sexual vagrants in their own hedonistic world. Presented in a new 4K restoration.
Director & Cast
- Director: Jang Sun-woo
- Starring: Lee Sang-hyun
- Starring: Kim Tae-yeon
- Starring: Jeon Hye-jin
- Starring: Hyun Joo Choi
Where to Watch
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Reviews
- "Someone has finally done it -- made a sexually explicit feature that is also a genuine and harrowing work of erotic drama."
- "Jang Sun-Woo's deliciously witty film deals with the polarities which underlie all relationships: honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust, bravery and cowardice. This splendid film confirms him as one of contemporary cinema's most persuasive liars."
- "Sly... witty.... At once perceptive, moving, queasy and comically relentless."
- "Astonishing.... Confirms the director as Asian cinema's most provocative talent."
- "A thoughtful and complex examination of the byways of human emotion and sexuality."
- "The beauty of the film, nonetheless, lies outside of the controversy surrounding it – it unveils a layer of Korean society that is supposed to be kept tightly under wraps."
Winner
Special Jury Award
Uruguay Int'l. Film Festival
Special Jury Award
Uruguay Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Nominated
Best New Actress
Blue Dragon Awards
Best New Actress
Blue Dragon Awards
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary Int'l. Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Int'l. Film Festival