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Thread of Lies

2014 · 117 min

A quiet, aching look at grief and guilt that slowly reveals the cruelty hidden in ordinary school life.

Directed by
Lee Han
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Hee-ae, Ko Asung, Kim You-jung
Tagline
The kind of lies we always tell the kind that we want to expose.
Overview
Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.

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Directed by
Lee Han
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Hee-ae, Ko Asung, Kim You-jung
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • family
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Lee Suk-yeon
Starring
Kim Hee-ae, Ko Asung, Kim You-jung, Kim Hyang-gi, Yoo Ah-in, Sung Dong-il, Chun Woo-hee, Yoo Yeon-mi
Music
Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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