An 18-year-old high school girl and a 38-year-old married man… The R-rated film "Lies" to be released uncut after 27 years

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"Lies," the R-rated film that heated up South Korea in 1999, will be released uncut for the first time in 27 years.

"Lies" is one of the most socially significant records in Korean cinema history. Before its release, Jang Jung-il's original novel, "Tell Me a Lie," was designated as banned literature in 1996, and the author was detained by court order in 1997. At the time of the film's release, a situation arose where civic groups filed complaints against approximately 100 theater owners. Ultimately, even the UN Human Rights Commission intervened to recommend halting the screening, putting the limits of freedom of expression in South Korean society at that time to the test.

"Lies" had to have certain scenes removed after two rating holds by the Film Rating Committee when it was released in 2000. It is now being released uncut after 27 years.

"Lies" also sparked controversy at the time of its release, with heated debates over the perverted sexual acts between an 18-year-old high school girl and a 38-year-old married man. The controversy intensified further as it intersected with issues such as "transactional sex," which had become a social problem in the late 1990s.

However, the film also took on the trajectory of an art house film, receiving an official invitation to the Venice International Film Festival at the time.

The screening version being presented this time under the title "Lies: 4K Uncut Complete Edition" utilizes a restored copy that the Korean Film Archive has restored in 4K, and is the version distributed overseas. A Blu-ray utilizing this restored copy was also released in France.

The first poster for "Lies: 4K Uncut Complete Edition," revealed alongside the confirmation of its release, features two figures entangled in a dark room, with the phrases "27 years Venice praised and Korea sealed," "112 minutes without a single cut, the most unpleasant masterpiece," and "Two rating holds, author's detention, UN Human Rights Commission recommendation" drawing attention.

"Lies: 4K Uncut Complete Edition," being released for the first time in 27 years, will open in theaters nationwide on November 11.

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