# Lies We Tell

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2017 British film

Lies We Tell Film poster Directed by Mitu Misra Screenplay by Ewen Glass Andy McDermott Story by Mitu Misra Produced by Danny Gulliver Andy McDermott Malcolm Scott Starring Gabriel Byrne Sibylla Deen Harvey Keitel Cinematography Santosh Sivan Edited by Chris Gill Music by Zbigniew Preisner Release date September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) (Raindance) Running time 109 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English

***Lies We Tell*** is a 2017 British crime thriller film directed by Mitu Misra and starring [Gabriel Byrne](/source/Gabriel_Byrne), [Sibylla Deen](/source/Sibylla_Deen) and [Harvey Keitel](/source/Harvey_Keitel).[1] It is Misra's directorial debut.[2]

## Plot

A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss' Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.[3]

## Cast

- [Gabriel Byrne](/source/Gabriel_Byrne) as Donald

- [Harvey Keitel](/source/Harvey_Keitel) as Demi

- [Mark Addy](/source/Mark_Addy) as Billy

- [Sibylla Deen](/source/Sibylla_Deen) as Amber

- [Jan Uddin](/source/Jan_Uddin) as K.D.

- [Reece Ritchie](/source/Reece_Ritchie) as Nathan

- [Emily Atack](/source/Emily_Atack) as Tracey

- Danica Johnson as Miriam

- [Gina McKee](/source/Gina_McKee) as Heather

- [Sammy Winward](/source/Sammy_Winward) as Cheryl

## Reception

As of June 2020[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lies_We_Tell&action=edit), *Lies We Tell* holds a 0% approval rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), based on 16 reviews with an average rating of 3.75/10.[4] [Glenn Kenny](/source/Glenn_Kenny) of [RogerEbert.com](/source/RogerEbert.com) awarded the film two stars.[5] Nick De Semlyen of *[Empire](/source/Empire_(film_magazine))* awarded the film two stars out of five.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kiang, Jessica (1 February 2018). ["Film Review: 'Lies We Tell'"](https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/lies-we-tell-review-1202683973/). [Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine)). Retrieved 25 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Dalton, Stephen (29 January 2018). ["'Lies We Tell': Film Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lies-we-tell-review-1079974). [The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter). Retrieved 25 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["'Lies We Tell': Film Review"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4423984//). IMDB. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lies We Tell"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lies_we_tell). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Kenny, Glenn (2 February 2018). ["Lies We Tell"](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lies-we-tell-2018). [RogerEbert.com](/source/RogerEbert.com). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** De Semlyen, Nick (29 January 2018). ["Lies We Tell Review"](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/lies-tell-review/). [Empire](/source/Empire_(magazine)). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

## External links

- [*Lies We Tell*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4423984/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Lies We Tell*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lies_we_tell) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)

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