---
title: 'Lies (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jang Seon-u'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lies-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208995/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lies (1999)

1999 · 107 min · Drama · South Korea

Original title: 거짓말

## Synopsis

Lies 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, and criticisms of South Korean society. It was heavily censored upon its initial release in South Korea, but international releases were left uncut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jang Seon-u](https://cinepixo.com/people/jang-seon-u)
- **Screenplay:** [Jang Seon-u](https://cinepixo.com/people/jang-seon-u)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dalpalan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalpalan)
- **Producer:** [Jonathan Kim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-kim)
- **Editor:** [Park Gok-ji](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-gok-ji)

## Cast

- [Lee Sang-hyun](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-sang-hyun)
- [Kim Tae-yeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-tae-yeon)

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Official site: http://www.shincine.com/lies
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/lies-1999
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