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The Truth as Told in Lies: Of mental illness and superb acting

26 Friday Feb 2016

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Reviews

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Alexander Diaz, drama, film review, Ira Giorgetti, Issa Litton, mental illnes, movie revew, NCCA, short film, SIFFMP, Singkuwento International Film Festival, The Truth as Told in Lies, UP Diliman

By: Heinrich Domingo

A teenage boy is rushed to the hospital after committing suicide. Her mom, in an effort to console herself first before saving her son, conjures lies after lies for the interviewing doctor to hear. The film eventually revealed how the boy has had a miserable growing up with her mother. He lived a life that made him pay for how his father abandoned their family.

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