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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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