''Lies We Tell'' is a 2017 British crime thriller film directed by Mitu Misra and starring

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, Sibylla Deen and

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. It is Misra's directorial debut.

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.

Cast

as Donald *

as Demi *

Mark Addy Mark Ian Addy is an English actor best known for his roles as DC Gary Boyle in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–96), Andy Richmond in '' Trollied'' (2011–13), King Robert Baratheon in the first season of ''Game of Thrones'' (2011) ...

as Billy * Sibylla Deen as Amber *

Jan Uddin Jan Uddin (born 22 October 1985) is a British actor of Bangladeshi descent, now living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his lead roles in independent film '' Cliffs of Freedom'' (2019) and British thriller '' Lies We Tell'' (2017). Jan is t ...

as K.D. *

Reece Ritchie Reece Ritchie (born 23 July 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his film roles, such as Moha in ''10,000 BC'' (2008), Bis in '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010), and Iolaus in ''Hercules'' (2014). He starred as Jay in the Bri ...

as Nathan *

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as Tracey * Danica Johnson as Miriam *

Gina McKee Georgina McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Our Friends in the North'' (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for '' The Lost Prince'' (2003) and '' The Street'' (2007) ...

as Heather *

Sammy Winward Samantha Kate Winward (born 12 October 1985) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katie Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' between 2001 and 2015. Early life Winward was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Sh ...

as Cheryl

Reception

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, based on 16 reviews with an average rating of 3.75/10.

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awarded the film two stars. Nick De Semlyen of ''

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'' awarded the film two stars out of five.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, lies_we_tell British crime thriller films 2017 directorial debut films 2017 films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films