Lies We Tell

2023

1 hr. 29 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Malachi B

Mixed bag. Decent performance, fairly tense and very uncomfortable. Some great cinematography and certain shots were very striking, however generally the movie looked bland and dull. Not all the characters felt necessary and developed and I wished the battle of wits was done a bit better. Enjoyed 👍

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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Lisa Mulcahy

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David Wilmot

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Holly Sturton

Emily

Agnes O'Casey

Maud

Chris Walley

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Eleanor Methven

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

The film feels brighter and bolder than would best suit the material. Happily, O’Casey’s strong presence offers much compensation.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 13, 2023

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

It insightfully reworks some classic feminist literary notions, filtered through a very 21st-century approach to period material with its unsettling score, jittery editing and nods to horror tropes.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2023

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

A singular performance by young talent Agnes O’Casey in the lead role gives this pretty period piece a serrated edge.

Jul 19, 2023

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Yago García

Cinemanía (Spain)

The result is a gruesome narrative that, in its best moments, manages to truly distress. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 17, 2023

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Sebastian Scotney

The Arts Desk

The film's strength is its patient, cunning building of irresistible crackling tension as cruelty and fear become the dominant forces. This is achieved with such wonderful pacing that the denouement, when it comes, inevitably seems a bit rushed.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 16, 2023

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Paul Whitington

Irish Independent

The film’s ending is a little rushed and not entirely coherent, but in the main, Mulcahy nicely sustains the gothic tension, particularly during an excruciatingly awkward series of mournful candlelit dinners.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 13, 2023

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Director: Lisa Mulcahy
Executive Producer: Hugo Grumbar, Dearbhla Regan
Screenwriter: Elisabeth Gooch, Sheridan Le Fanu, Elisabeth Gooch
Production Co: Blue Ink Films, Fís Éireann/Screen
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English