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Lies (2008)

Lies poster
Original title
Lögner
Directed by
Jonas Odell
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
13 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated documentary tells three true stories about lying. A con man steals from work and lies to save himself. A student steals from his mother. A drug addict lies to get through life until she can no longer pretend to be someone else.

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What happens

Lies is a 2008 animated documentary short directed by Jonas Odell of Sweden. It won the Sundance Film Festival's 2009 Jury Prize for International Short Filmmaking. The plot involves three stories based on interviews Odell collected and the consequences of lying. In the first, a con-man steals from his place of employment, having to lie for salvation. In the second, a student steals from his mother. In the third, a woman, addicted to drugs, lies her way through life, ultimately realizing she can't pretend to be someone she wasn't in the end. The film was produced by Odell's company Filmtarkana and was celebrated for its mastery, aesthetics and creativity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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