Thread of Lies

"The kind of lies we always tell the kind that we want to expose."

2014 1h 57m KO

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7.4

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7.1

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★7.4TMDB · 48★7.1IMDB · 886

Drama

Synopsis

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Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.

“The kind of lies we always tell the kind that we want to expose.”

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Cast

Kim Hee-ae
Ryu Hyun-sook
Ko Asung
Lee Man-ji
Kim You-jung
Kim Hwa-yeon
Kim Hyang-gi
Lee Cheon-ji
Yoo Ah-in
Choo Sang-bak
Sung Dong-il
Kwak Man-ho
Chun Woo-hee
Kwak Mi-ran
Yoo Yeon-mi
Kwak Mi-ra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Han
Writers: Lee Suk-yeon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Han, shot by Lee Seung-Hyup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kim Hee-ae and Ko Asung and Kim You-jung carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The kind of lies we always tell the kind that we want to expose.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3837154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lee Han directs. Lee Seung-Hyup behind the camera. Lee Jae-jin scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Han, shot by Lee Seung-Hyup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kim Hee-ae and Ko Asung and Kim You-jung carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The kind of lies we always tell the kind that we want to expose.".
6IMDB entry: tt3837154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.