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The Liar

2015 · 95 min

A quiet, observant slice of life that slowly reveals a woman's hidden life, balancing mundane work with low-key tension.

Directed by
Kim Dong-myung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Kkob-bi, Chun Sin-hwan, Kim Young-sun
Overview
Ayoung is a young woman living a less-than-humble life working as an assistant at a dermatology clinic. Although Ayoung barely makes ends meet on a miserable salary earned by popping pimples, she has a secret.

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Directed by
Kim Dong-myung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Kkob-bi, Chun Sin-hwan, Kim Young-sun
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • class
  • identity
  • work
  • loneliness
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kim Dong-myung
Starring
Kim Kkob-bi, Chun Sin-hwan, Kim Young-sun, Kwon Nam-hee, Won Pung-yeon, Heo Joon-seok, Lee Da-hae, Shin Yeon-sook
Cinematography
Lee Seon-yeong
Runtime
95 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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