Elegant Lies

Thread of Lies Hangul RRUahan Geojitmal lit. Elegant Lies is a 2014 South Korean film based on the 2009 bestselling novel Elegant Lies by Kim Ryeoryeong. Directed by Lee Han, it starred Kim Heeae in her first film inyears, Go Ahsung, Kim Hyanggi and Kim Yoojung.

Hyunsook Kim Heeae is a widowed single mother who is raising two teenage daughters while working at a big grocery store. One day, her youngest child, 14yearold Cheonji Kim Hyanggi suddenly commits suicide by hanging without even leaving a note. To Hyunsook and her older daughter Manji Go Ahsung, Cheonji was the sweet child of the family who rarely complained and studied hard, while always trying to comfort her hardworking, oftenweary mother. Struggling with guilt and anger, and not knowing why Cheonji chose to kill herself, the two women wonder whether there was something they missed or something they could have said or done. Flashbacks of Cheonjis past show that she had been the victim of cruel acts of bullying at her middle school, led by Hwayeon Kim Yoojung, the prettiest and most popular girl in class whose true callous and manipulative nature hides a tortured soul.Luke Ryan Baldock of The Hollywood News called it the best film of the year so far, with the best exploration of bullying ever seen onscreen, as well as being an uplifting tale of life after death and the importance of understanding. He also praised the script as brave for tackling such complex issues in a fair, balanced, and nonjudgmental way, and the acting as miraculous across the board, with the young cast taking centre stage and representing the full gamut of emotions. ........

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