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Summary
Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2020
February 12, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Korean
Original language
Made in
- South Korea
and 22 more26 people
- Ra Mi-ranJu Sang-sook
- Kim Moo-yulPark Hee-cheol
- Na Moon-heeKim Ok-hee
- Yoon Kyung-hoBong Man-sik
- Song Young-changLee Woon-hak
- On Ju-wanKim Jun-young
- Cho Han-chulNam Yong-seong
- Son Jong-hakKim Sang-pyo
Cho Soo-hyangSin Ji-seon
Yoon Se-aCha Yoon-kyeong
Kim Yong-rimMother-in-law
Jang Dong-juBong Eun-ho
Ko Kyu-pilReporter Hwang
Oh Man-seokJang Deok-jun
Hwang Yeon-huiBus Stop Lady
Park Sung-junYoutuber
Kang SookOriental Doctor
Park Jung-pyoShaman
Lee Dong-heeElder
Jeon Jin-ohDoctor
Ahn Se-hoLee Jung-min
Cho Yoon-jiBookstore Reporter
Woo Mi-hwaSeul-gi's mother
Hong Seung-gyunReporter
Directing · 2
- Jang Yoo-jung Director, Screenplay
- Gwak Byeong-min Assistant Director
Writing · 6
- Heo Sung-hye Screenplay
- Kim Sun Screenplay
- Kang Sook Storyboard
- Bae Young-ik Adaptation
- Paulo Cursino Original Story
- Park Ha-na Adaptation
Production · 5
- Min Jin-soo Executive Producer
- Kim Hong-baek Executive Producer
- Song Jung-min Producer
- Huh Soo-young Co-Executive Producer
- Jung Hye-young Post Producer
Camera · 4
- Park Yong-su Director of Photography
- Min Seong-ae Still Photographer
- Kim Tae-young Key Grip
- Song Gyeong-seop Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Jung Ji-eun Editor
Sound · 3
- Lee Jae-jin Original Music Composer
- Gong Tae-won Sound Supervisor
- Im Dae-ji Production Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Kim Ji-oh Production Design
- Jeong In-cheol Set Decoration
- Choi Hong-seob Set Decoration
- Lee Ji-won Props
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Kim Yu-seon Costume Design
- Lee Jin-young Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 2
- Park Yo-seop Special Effects Supervisor
- Kim Jong-sung Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Choi Chul-su Lighting Director
Other crew · 2
- Park Young-sik Martial Arts Choreographer
- Lim Wang-sub Martial Arts Choreographer
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