| Attribute | Details | |-----------|----------| | | Lies (Korean: 거짓말 , Geojitmal ) | | Year | 1999 | | Country | South Korea | | Language | Korean (original); widely subtitled in many languages, including Indonesian (often labeled “sub indo”) | | Genre | Drama / Romance / Thriller | | Director | Jang Sun-woo (장선우) | | Screenwriter | Jang Sun-woo (co‑written with Park Seok‑jun) | | Music | Lee Jae‑hwan | | Cinematography | Lee Seok‑ki | | Editing | Kim Hyeong‑ju | | Production Companies | Myung Films, Cine2000 | | Running Time | 112 minutes | | Rating | Not rated in the U.S.; classified for adult audiences in South Korea (due to mature themes) |

In the late 1990s, South Korean cinema was undergoing a renaissance. It was the era of Shiri and Joint Security Area —films that defined a new, slick, and patriotic national cinema. But lurking in the shadows of these blockbusters was a small, independent film that shocked the nation, was banned in its own country, and became a forbidden obsession for cinephiles worldwide.

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