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Lies 2014

2014 · 75 min

A quiet, bittersweet encounter that lingers on longing and regret, unfolding slowly with an intimate, melancholy mood.

Tagline
A final rendezvous has been granted to us..."Stay for a day with me"
Overview
Jin-hee (Yoon Seol-hee) meets married man Min-ki (Hong Seok-yeon) on an online meeting site to make a living for herself and her incompetent boyfriend. She meets him for money but they slowly fall into something more than just a physical relationship. One day, a rumor spreads that she's a whore and breaks up with her boyfriend. With the betrayal for her boyfriend and love for Min-ki growing deeper, Jin-hee decides to put everything in the past and go abroad. The day before she leaves, she goes to meet Min-ki for the last time...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lee Min-hwan
Starring
Yoon Sul-hee, Hong Seok-yeon
Runtime
75 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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