Movie

Lies

2000 · 95 min

A cold, clinical plunge into transgressive desire, watching bodies and power shift with unsettling intimacy and detachment.

Tagline: Tell me… lies.
Overview: A Korean high school student and a married sculptor embark on a sexual odyssey soaked in sadomasochism and love.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, sexuality, identity, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
sexuality
identity
isolation
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong