Lies (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Jang Sun-wu |
| Screenplay by | Jang Sun-wu |
| Based on | Tell me a Lie by Jang Jung-il |
| Produced by | Shin Chul Jonathan Kim |
| Starring | Lee Sang-hyun Kim Tae-yeon |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Music by | Dalpalan |
| Distributed by | Korea Films |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $1.14 million |
Lies (Korean: 거짓말; RR: Geojinmal) is a South Korean erotic drama film adapted from the banned novel Tell me a Lie by Jang Jung-il, which depicts a sadomasochistic sexual relationship between a 38-year-old sculptor and an 18-year-old highschool student. The film was shot in a semi-cinéma vérité style and features interviews with the author and cast spliced in between scenes. Intended to provoke, the film contains full-frontal nudity, unsimulated sex, coprophilia, and criticisms of South Korean society. It was heavily censored upon its initial release in South Korea, but international releases were left uncut.