Movie

White Lie

2019 · 96 min

A queasy, tightening knot of a film, watching a lie metastasize in real time while you squirm in your seat.

Overview: Katie Arneson is faking cancer. A university dance major, Katie's falsified diagnosis and counterfeit fundraising have transformed her into a campus celebrity surrounded by the supportive community she's always dreamed of. But now dependent on a bursary for sick students to maintain her ruse, Katie learns the funding is in jeopardy unless she can provide copies of her medical records within the week.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Deception, identity, obsession, guilt
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: deception
identity
obsession
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild