Communication & Lies
4.8
Shot in black-and-white, this story told partly in flashbacks with excellent acting focuses on a cleaning woman and a teacher. She displays self-destructive behaviour as a result of a terrible tragedy. He is unhappy, has suppressed feelings and incessantly phones the council about all kinds of trifles. Where she seeks extremes, including excessive sex and lies, he is introverted. When these two damaged souls meet at work, a bond results and they go traveling together. But their inability to communicate breaks the vulnerable relationship and this again has tragic consequences.
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Cast
11 people
Jang Sun
Woman
Known for
A Killer Paradox
Kim Kwon-hoo
Man
Also in
Happy Bus Day
Beyond You
Lee Seung-won
Known for
Ghost Mansion
Sun Jang
Sang-su Kim
Kim Chang-sub
Kim Sun-young
Private institute head/Supermarket owner
Known for
Crash Landing on You
The Silent Sea
Kwon-hoo Kim
Kim Ah-hyun
Private institute teacher
Also in
Old Bicycle
Sun-young Kim
(as Seon-young Kim)
Lee Yoo-rin
Spouse-swapping wife
Also in
Taboo - New Sister
Warning: Explicit Content - AK-ZIL
Lee Seung-won Director
First release October 3, 2015 · Produced in South Korea · Production MOVement, MCMC
Production
SURPLUS PROJECT
Production
MOVement
Production
MCMC
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
소통과 거짓말
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · October 3, 2015
Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
South Korea · November 9, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 19, 2016 · BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 2016 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
October 2, 2016 · Hamburg Film Festival
Netherlands
January 30, 2016 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
July 24, 2016 · New Horizons Film Festival
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