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LIES (R) 2001

 

SYNOPSIS:
May contain spoilers...

Synopsis: A high school student and an older, married man embark on a sexual odyssey toward the realm of obsession and sadomasochism. No common love affair, theirs tests the limits of both body and mind. Intense desire drives them into a relationship of pain, pleasure and unavoidable lies.

Korean erotic drama directed and written by Jang Sun-Woo
Based on the novel Tell Me a Lie by Jang Jung-Il
Starring Lee Sang-Hyun, Kim Tae-Yeon,Jeon Hye-Jin, Choi Hyun-Joo and Han Kwon-Taek
Rated: R 18+
Running time 107 mins
In Korean, with English subtitles

  

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.shincine.com/lies/  [Korean & English text]

 

HEROIC-CINEMA REVIEW:
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OTHER REVIEWS:
Darcy Parquet at Koreanfilm.org
Phillipa Hawker at The Age
J.Hoberman in Village Voice
Arthur Lazere at Culture Vulture

 

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