Billed inexplicably as a thriller, the film, set in the culturally complex british workingclass town of bradford. Within minutes donald is pulled over by police, and amber gets the crap kicked out of her, in two completely separate incidents. A trusted driver must deal with his dead bosss muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a lifeanddeath showdown with her notorious gangster cousinexhusband. A pakistani lawyer deals with incriminating film footage in a crime thriller hindered by some clunky dialogue. Lies we tell was shot in and around bradford, west yorkshire, england. Lies we tell 2017 mitu misra synopsis, characteristics.
The only men who get caught are those who dont love their wives enough. Back in august, we brought you the news of bradford international film associates lies we tell debuting in london at raindance film festival. Jan 29, 2018 the poster for lies we tell seems to promise a hardboiled urban thriller, with a shotgunpacking gabriel byrne centre stage and harvey keitel glowering behind him. Cristiana ferrauti lies we tell is released nationwide on 2 nd. Ed so its appropriate that he came along with us to see lies we tell a first time feature from writer director mitu misra thats set in bradford. A trusted driver must deal with his dead bosss mistress, her dark past pulling him into a lifeanddeath showdown with her notorious gangster cousinexhusband.
Eventful movies is your source for uptodate lies we tell information, showtimes, trailers, photos, and cast information. Lies we tell poster and trailer arrive for thriller with harvey keitel. Like mona lisa in yorkshire, this chewy thriller set in bradfords pakistani community boasts an unusually starry cast. Lies we tell is the debut feature of britishindian film director mitu misra. The british drama lies we tell is just too damn much. Academy award nominee harvey keitel reservoir dogs, taxi driver and golden globe winner gabriel byrne the usual suspects, in treatment star in this riveting, politicallycharged thriller that takes place in the seedy underbelly of a pakistani criminal syndicate in northern england. Its various disparate elements dont all coexist happily, notably a phonedin cameo from harvey keitel as ageing businessman demi. Not only does it exhibit all of the genres key features british, workingclass setting. Lies we tell insists on its identity as a british thriller, in the hope of achieving a similar legacy to the crime classic get carter or mike figgis intense noir, stormy monday. We get arranged marriages, sex for college fees, drug dealing, murder, sex tapes, poaching, family rows and a large dollop of last of the summer wine type scenes. He drives amber to her bradford hood, where all kinds of shady stuff goes down. Lies we tell amber sibylla deen is torn between her older lover demi harvey keitel and her devout muslim family in bradford. With gabriel byrne, sibylla deen, mark addy, jan uddin. Sadly it has the potential to be a good topical movie on cultural boundaries, integration and hypocrisy.
Lies we tell 2018 stream and watch online moviefone. Feb 03, 2018 lies we tell insists on its identity as a british thriller, in the hope of achieving a similar legacy to the crime classic get carter or mike figgis intense noir, stormy monday. He drives amber to her bradford hood, where all kinds. Lies we tell just doesnt quite sit right this sleazy, sluggish british thriller is clumsily handled and wastes a number of talented actors. A trusted driver must deal with his dead bosss muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a lifeanddeath showdown with her notorious gangster cousinex. Like mona lisa in yorkshire, this chewy thriller set in bradford s pakistani community boasts an unusually starry cast. Stars of pulp fiction and millers crossing are brought together for mitu misras unflinching, awardwinning british thriller about loyalty and revenge, a northern noir in the tradition of mike hodges get carter and mike figgis stormy monday. Gabriel byrne entangled in messy melodrama lies we tell. Lies we tell eventful movies movie times, theaters. Starring gabriel byrne as a chauffeur for property magnate harvey keitel who he regularly drops off at a house where his asian mistress, amber sibylla deen resides. While protecting his bosss mistress, a man gets pulled into a showdown with a notorious gangster. Jan 15, 2018 january 11 screening in bradford, england. The story behind the making of firsttime director mitu misras lies we tell is often easier to make sense of than what happens in the film. It seems appropriate that the first nonfestival viewing of the film would be in its hometown.
While protecting his bosss mistress, a man gets pulled into a showdown with a notorious. Find release information for lies we tell 2017 mitu misra on allmovie. Gabriel byrne, sibylla deen, mark addy, toyah wilcox, jan uddin and harvey keitel, among others. Donalds task soon unravels when ambers life is threatened, and he finds himself her. A bradfordbased businessman, mitu misra, the former boss of the successful window and door retailer. Feb 01, 2018 truth be told, lies we tell is a pretentious and muddled dud of a melodrama. The film had its world premiere during raindance 2017 and boasts an impressive cast for a debut indie feature. For now i get my fix on netflix with oitnb, but would love to see a the lies we tell, but the secrets we keep series. Financial analysis of lies we tell 2018 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a lifeanddeath showdown with her notorious gangster cousinexhusband. If you all work out a series that would be awesome. But judged as a serious piece of cinema, misras directing debut is an obstinately. Lies we tell is a film directed by mitu misra with gabriel byrne, sibylla deen, mark addy, jan uddin, year. Lies we tell the poster for lies we tell seems to promise a hardboiled urban thriller, with a shotgunpacking gabriel byrne centre stage and harvey keitel gloweri. The movie revolves rather around honesty and care for loved ones, respect and deals, slipping at times into stark gangster mode. The script took 12 years to write, and the film has been funded by bradford businesses. The final outcome is something that the writers and investors can very be pleased with. The poster for lies we tell seems to promise a hardboiled urban thriller, with a shotgunpacking gabriel byrne centre stage and harvey keitel glowering behind him. By the end of the film, you can see why lies we tell has won awards. Released february 2nd, 2018, lies we tell stars gabriel byrne, sibylla deen, harvey keitel, mark addy the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
February 3, 2018 nothing to reflect on, nothing to question and nothing to care about. Judged purely on generic thriller terms, lies we tell might just about pass muster as a daytime cabletv movie. Ambers own ambitionsits revealed in the middle of the movie that demi. A bradford international film associates presentation of a bradford international. I visited york in 2014 and i can tell you that the countryside is breathtaking. An unflinching british thriller about loyalty, betrayal, and revenge. Lies we tell official trailer 2017 bradford international comedy, kids, family and animated film, blockbuster, action cinema, blockbuster, scifi movie or.