Lies is a banned, NC-17 level art film about a sadomasochistic affair. It has real unsimulated scenes. It is disturbing on purpose.

🇰🇷 Check MUBI or cult movie archives (not for mainstream platforms).

I finally watched Jang Sun-woo’s infamous Lies (거짓말). Going in, I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong.

Stream at your own risk. You’ve been warned. 😅

Based on a banned novel, this film pushes every boundary—raw, explicit, and deeply uncomfortable. It follows the destructive affair between a 38-year-old sculptor and an 18-year-old student.

An older sculptor (Sang-hyun) meets a high school girl (Yuri) through a phone sex ad. Their relationship quickly devolves into a brutal, sadomasochistic spiral of lies, obsession, and mutual destruction.