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Deceiver (1997)

Deceiver poster
Directed by
Josh Pate, Jonas Pate
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man is suspected of murdering a prostitute. A police interrogator tries to break his alibi through a series of intense interviews. The story explores the mind games between the two men.

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What happens

Deceiver (UK title: Liar) is a 1997 American mystery film directed by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate, and starring Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Burstyn and Renée Zellweger. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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