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White Lie

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A university student who fakes a cancer diagnosis for the attention and financial gain struggles to maintain her secret.
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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 01/05/2021
A movie that's too vague to capitalize on its jittery tone and too timid to fully wrestle with the monster at its core. Go to Full Review
Barry Hertz Globe and Mail 07/21/2020
3.5/4
Although completely unintentional in its conception and execution, White Lie is the perfect movie for our lockdown era, where self-interest and self-sacrifice blur into a heady stew of paranoid toxicity that can tear apart lovers, friends and families. Go to Full Review
Vikram Murthi RogerEbert.com 09/16/2019
Mostly succeeds because it abstains from reducing its protagonist to a simple psychology. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 06/17/2021
3/4
...a methodically-paced drama that benefits substantially from Rohl's stirring turn as the unexpectedly sympathetic protagonist... Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 03/04/2021
4/5
Creates a psychological push and pull between disgust and empathy. Go to Full Review
Jordan Ruimy World of Reel 01/23/2021
B+
A timely film about the public's willingness to endorse and support a cause without investigation Go to Full Review
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Jorge B @JorgeBlandonEstrada 4d la película mantiene una muy buena tensión a lo largo de esta, las actuaciones son buenas, pero sin embargo, el final es un poco bruto, aunque abre las puertas a posibles interpretaciones. See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 1 Hard to understand the enthusiasm about this movie. Cinematography and acting are just serviceable. It ends abruptly, without resolution. The girlfriend stands up and leaves, indicating that ultimately she doesn’t trust the protagonist, but we are not shown what happens when her fraud is revealed. In practical terms, nowadays it is impossible to generate this type of fake medical diagnosis. The results of the MRIs and the biopsy are accessible on line and not just on fabricated paper printouts. See more AlliJ925 @allij925 10/02/2023 I went into this movie knowing nothing and was pleasantly surprised. It was gripping and eye opening to the lengths we'd go to save face. See more 03/09/2021 White Lie may play with the ideas of victim-shaming which may be triggering for some and hinder their enjoyment of the film. However, the film's main purpose is to question the idea of blind validation without looking more into whatever the case is. You can't judge someone without knowing all of the details and that's what this film does. It does not ask its audience to judge Katie and that's what makes it such an interesting character study. A must-see if you're interested in the psychology of human behaviors or if you just love a good story. Full analysis - https://backseatdirectors.com/2021/01/review-white-lie/ See more 02/09/2021 Great acting all around but this was a tough watch . It’s tough for me to see people take advantage of other people this badly but I get that was the point of the film 3.3 See more 01/18/2021 A beautifully tragic and cautionary tale of how deep lies can cut those who support you the most. Well told, honestly acted and felt very real. 8/10 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A university student who fakes a cancer diagnosis for the attention and financial gain struggles to maintain her secret.
Director
Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas
Producer
Karen Harnisch, Yonah Lewis, Katie Bird Nolan
Production Co
Film Forge Studios, Babe Nation Films, Lisa Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2021
Runtime
1h 36m