Lies We Tell
Synopsis
Despite trying to keep Amber at arm’s length, Donald has to collude with her to delete a sexy video that would implicate his boss and mean certain death for Amber.
Donald embarks on a journey that leads him face-to-face with Amber’s notorious gangster cousin KD. He discovers Amber was forced to marry KD when they were sixteen, and after being raped by him she risked hell by lying to get an Islamic divorce, leaving both sides of the family devastated.
Now fully qualified as a lawyer, Amber is set to escape to London when the bombshell hits: KD is to marry her naive sixteen year-old sister, Miriam. But soon, we realise it’s part of KD’s twisted plan to win back the love of his life, Amber. The only woman he has ever wanted.
Nursing his own tragic past, Donald is compelled to help Amber, and is dragged deeper into a world of hypocrisy, betrayal and ultimately murder, leaving an honest man broken. Donald snaps.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 108 mins
- Format
- Digital RAW Source Master - Arri Alexa XT
- Director
-
Mitu Misra 1st Feature
- Producer
- Andy McDermott, Malcolm Scott, Daniel Gulliver
- Executive Producer
- Mark Platts, Santosh Sivan, Jonathan Rae
- Editor
- Chris Gill
- Screenwriter
- Mitu Misra, Ewen Glass, Andy McDermott
- Director of Photography
- Santosh Sivan
- Production Designer
- Jane Levick
- Composer
- Zbigniew Preisner
- Principal cast
- Gabriel Byrne, Harvey Keitel, Sibylla Deen, Jan Uddin, Mark Addy, Reece Ritchie, Emily Atack, Gina McKee, Nicholas Farrell
- Casting
- Michelle Smith
- Art Direction
- Liz Simpson
- Costume Design
- Adam Howe
- Music Supervisor
- Gary Welch
- Film Image
- ©Bradford International Film Associates Limited
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Bradford International Film Associates Limited
Malcolm Scott1207 Thornton Road
Bradford
BD13 3BE
Sales Company
Bradford International Film Associates Limited
Malcolm Scott1207 Thornton Road
Bradford
BD13 3BE
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