I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying (1981)

Original title

أنا لا أكذب ولكني أتجمل

Directed by

Ibrahim Al Shaqanqiry

Genre

drama, romance

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates situations where he stretches the truth to make things seem nicer. The film follows his interactions as he tries to balance honesty with his desire to present an improved version of reality.

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What happens

I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying, also known as The Made Up Truth (Egyptian Arabic: أنا لا أكذب ولكني أتجمل, translit: Ana La Aktheb Wlakenani Atajaml), is a 1981 Egyptian television-film written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and directed by Ibrahim El-Shaqanqeeri. It stars Salah Zulfikar, Ahmed Zaki, and Athar El-Hakim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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