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The Effects of Lying

Synopsis

Naveen has lived his life by the book; he’s a loyal husband and loving father. He’s sacrificed everything for his family. But today is going to be different as, after finding his teenage daughter Simran secretly gorging herself and his dissatisfied wife Sangeeta in bed with his brother, secrets that have festered for decades long come pouring out and he’s forced to face up to who he really is.
A dark comedy with real heart, that seeks to bring a new, urgent representation of contemporary British Asian families to international screens.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 min
Format
Digital
Director
Isher Sahota 1st Feature
Producer
Jon Tarcy
Co-Producer
Greg Schroeder
Executive Producer
Elliot Grove, Ash Verma
Editor
Joshua Whitelaw
Screenwriter
James Hey, Parmjit Gill
Director of Photography
Adam Singodia
Production Designer
Ida Fly Hedkvist
Sound
Roland Heap
Composer
Luis Almau
Principal cast
Ace Bhatti, Laila Rouass, Lauren Patel, Navin Chowdhry, Mark Williams, Shaheen Khan, Bhasker Patel

Genre

Asian Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bonaparte Films

Building 15
Gateway 1000
Stevenage
Herts.
SG1 2FP

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