Honest Candidate

"Please let me lie again."

2020 1h 44m KO

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 35

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.

“Please let me lie again.”

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Cast

Ra Mi-ran
Ju Sang-sook
Kim Moo-yul
Park Hee-cheol
Na Moon-hee
Kim Ok-hee
Yoon Kyung-ho
Bong Man-sik
Song Young-chang
Lee Woon-hak
On Ju-wan
Kim Jun-young
Cho Han-chul
Nam Yong-seong
Son Jong-hak
Kim Sang-pyo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jang Yoo-jung
Writers: Paulo Cursino, Heo Sung-hye, Kim Sun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Honest Candidate Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jang Yoo-jung, shot by Park Yong-su. 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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jung Ji-eun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ra Mi-ran and Kim Moo-yul and Na Moon-hee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Please let me lie again.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11812338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jang Yoo-jung directs. Park Yong-su behind the camera. Lee Jae-jin scores. Jung Ji-eun cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Part of the "Honest Candidate Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jang Yoo-jung, shot by Park Yong-su. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jung Ji-eun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ra Mi-ran and Kim Moo-yul and Na Moon-hee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Please let me lie again.".
8IMDB entry: tt11812338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "election campaign", "politics", "politician", "liar".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.