Lies
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jang Seon-woo
Lee Sang Hyun
Kim Tae-yeon
Jeon Hye-jin
Choi Hyun-joo
Han Gwan-taek
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Y is an 18-year-old high school student intent on losing her virginity before graduation. J is a reputable married sculptor who Y calls one day behind the back of her best friend Woori, who is too shy to act on her crush on J. With their clandestine first meeting, where Y is willing to be deflowered by J in a rural "love hotel", the two lovers embark on a sexual odyssey toward the realms of obsession and sadomasochism. With every subsequent tryst, their desire for each other drives them further into a relationship that revolves around pain, pleasure and unavoidable lies. Y is at first the supplicant to J's increasingly perverse forms of sexual activity. After he returns from three-month stay in Paris with his wife, Y becomes the dominant force, flagellating J with newfound enthusiasm. Y's brother learns of the affair and sets fire to J's house, the aftermath that follows turns the couple into sexual vagrants, with both having to live on borrowed cash to maintain their hedonistic lifestyle.
Director
Jang Seon-woo
Cast
Lee Sang Hyun
Kim Tae-yeon
Jeon Hye-jin
Choi Hyun-joo
Han Gwan-taek
Kwon Hyuk-poong
Jung Myung-keum
Shin Min-soo
Cho Young-sun
Ahn Mi-kyung
Yeom Kum-ja
Choi Boo-ho
Goh Hye-won
Kwak Chul-jin
Lee Jin-ho
Jun Jae-sup
Yim Mi-ran
Crew
Pascal Benbrik
Kim Chang-seob
Marie-helene Choi
Shin Chul
Shin Dong-whan
Park Gok-ji
In Jin-mee
Kim Jung-soo
Cho Keun-shik
Park Kyung-mook
Song Mi-sook
Kim Mu-ryong
Kim Myeong-kyeong
Lydia Oneto
Park Keon Seop
Lee Suk-min
Kim Suk-won
Kim Woo-hyung
Kim Woo-jae
Kim Yong-kyun
Lee Young-kil
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States December 8, 2000
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2000
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States on Video January 15, 2002
Released in United States September 1999
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 2000.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.
Shown at Singapore International Film Festival (Sex in Asian Cinema) March 31 - April 15, 2000.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1999.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Singapore International Film Festival (Sex in Asian Cinema) March 31 - April 15, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video January 15, 2002
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.)
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2000 (NY)
Released in United States December 8, 2000 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
