LIES WE TELL

Opens in UK Cinemas 2nd February 2018

Starring GABRIEL BYRNE, SIBYLLA DEEN, MARK ADDY, JAN UDDIN, and HARVEY KEITEL

Directed by Mitu MisraRunning time: 109 minutes

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Stars of Pulp Fiction and Miller’s Crossing are brought together for Mitu Misra’s award-winning

LIES WE TELL, a northern noir in the tradition of Mike Hodges’ Get Carter and Mike Figgis’

Stormy Monday. Filmed in Bradford - the backdrop for classics including Billy Liar, Room at the

Top and Rita, Sue and Bob Too - LIES WE TELL is an unflinching British thriller about loyalty,

betrayal, and revenge, opening in UK cinemas on 2nd February 2018 .

When his billionaire boss Demi (Harvey Keitel) dies, chauffeur Donald (Gabriel Byrne) is given

one final job - to wipe out any evidence of Demi’s relationship with his mistress, the enigmatic

and beautiful Amber (Sibylla Deen). Donald’s task soon unravels when Amber’s life is

threatened, and he finds himself her reluctant protector. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous

urban underworld, he encounters dark, harrowing practices, and a sinister criminal figure who

will test him to his very limits.

LIES WE TELL received its world premiere in September 2017, in London’s Leicester Square,

having been selected for the 25th Raindance Film Festival. This prestigious and influential

festival has a reputation for promoting exciting new cinematic talents, having showcased

Christopher Nolan’s first film Following, and British director Ben Wheatley’s debut Down

Terrace; as well as holding the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, starring Harvey

Keitel from LIES WE TELL.

LIES WE TELL has subsequently been selected and played at Nottingham International Film

Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia and will play at the upcoming Mumbai International

Film Festival and Kerry International Film Festival.

LIES WE TELL WILL BE RELEASED IN THE UK ON 2ND FEBRUARY 2018

Director’s statement: Mitu Misra

“Lies We Tell is, on the surface, about a man forced to confront an underworld that he has

stumbled into - but I can tell you now it is also about a strata of British society, that lives by its

own laws, that really exists. Donald’s story is something I have experienced - an experience I

wanted to portray the only way I knew how - through film.

I have a love of film running through my veins that I believe saved me. Born in Punjab, India, in

1960, I was brought to England as a child and faced the same problems that other first

generation immigrants had and continue to face. My only true escape was cinema. I would beg,

borrow and steal for a ticket. Any ticket, Bollywood, Hollywood, it didn’t matter.

Any early hopes of a career in film were abruptly brought to an end by the death of my father,

when I was 16. The right and, frankly, culturally Indian, choice was to go work, educate myself

into a trade and look after my family. I started that process without a penny to my name, and

built up a company that ended up with a turnover of £100m per annum.

With my responsibilities in life more than taken care of, I sold my company so I could immerse

myself in the works of Polanski, Kieślowski, the Coen Brothers and other greats, and pursue my

dream to make a film. I yearned to frame a story, and the passion for Lies We Tell came from

personal glimpses into a world that exists within our country, and either people don’t know

about it, or rather cannot find the politically correct words to confront.

What Donald (Gabriel Byrne) stumbles into is a dark side of society that prevails in the UK

today, and that the media exposes fleeting and horrific glimpses of, but cannot truly grasp

because we are rendered mute in not wanting to offend. Donald ends up with a choice to make

about what is right to do, in what is a fictional story - but makes us question what we’re to do

about the realities that underpin it.”

BRADFORD, CITY OF FILM

With a rich film heritage and a long involvement in British cinema, a superb film and media

museum, and much sought-after filming locations, it’s little wonder that in 2009, Bradford was

chosen as UNESCO’s first ever City of Film. Recently joined by Rome and Sydney, this is a

permanent and prestigious honour that can only boost Bradford’s burgeoning reputation as a

film hot spot.

The city, with its fantastic period buildings and locations, and stunning Yorkshire scenery, has

always been a pull for filmmakers. John Schlesinger shot his 1963 comedy Billy Liar, starring

Tom Courtenay, in Bradford – it also provided the backdrop for the Oscar-winning classic Room

At The Top, and Alan Clarke’s cult favourite Rita, Sue and Bob Too; not to mention the city’s

appearances in the hit comedy Monty Python’s Meaning of Life, Brit thriller I.D, and TV shows

like Spooks, The Royal, Band of Gold and A Touch of Frost.

It continues to attract an eclectic mix of films and TV productions. Currently the city is being

used as a location for the hit series Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy; as

well as new TV series Gunpowder, with Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington; and Funny Cow

with Maxine Peake and Paddy Considine.

As David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, says: “In recent years the Bradford

Film Office has worked with a range of agencies and businesses to ensure that we live up to our

film friendly credentials, and that is why we are enjoying many repeat visits.”

For Lies We Tell, Bradford provides a distinctive backdrop to the film, with the city and its

surroundings becoming an essential part of this very different crime story.

Awards

Gabriel Byrne was the recipient of ‘Best Actor Award’ at the Nottingham International Film

Festival in October 2017.

About the cast

GABRIEL BYRNE as DONALD

Forever remembered for his roles in the Usual Suspects and Miller’s Crossing, Irish actor Gabriel

Byrne went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in the critically

acclaimed HBO series In Treatment. More recently Gabriel starred in popular series Vikings and

Secret State. He is also a film director, screenwriter, author and producer, with credits including

the Academy Award-nominated In the Name of the Father.

SIBYLLA DEEN as AMBER

Rising star Sibylla Deen was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She rose to prominence in

varied roles including Tut alongside Ben Kingsley, the highly-rated Tyrant, and the soap opera

Home and Away where she also happened to play a character called Amber.

JAN UDDIN as KD

An English actor of Bangladeshi descent, Jan Uddin has starred alongside illustrious names as

Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong in Black Gold’ (Day of the Falcon), and James Purefoy in

Injustice.

Jan excels with this latest role, playing a darkly complex villain, yet one with a weakness for his

childhood sweetheart.

HARVEY KEITEL as DEMI

With an early career in iconic Scorsese movies such as Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, it is no

wonder that Harvey Keitel’s stellar rise to prominence has attracted Oscar and Golden Globe

attention during his prolific and enduring career.

Having worked with a myriad of high profile directors such as Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino

and Robert Rodriguez, Harvey recently starred in the multi-Oscar-winning The Grand Budapest

Hotel directed by Wes Anderson, and now takes on a pivotal role in Lies We Tell.

MARK ADDY as BILLY

When The Full Monty catapulted Mark into a film career he was already an established and

respected TV actor, and has since gone on to star in Still Standing, The Time Machine, and

famously played King Robert Baratheon in the hugely popular HBO series, Game of Thrones. As

Billy, Mark is best mate and perfect foil to Gabriel Byrne’s Donald in Lies We Tell.

GINA MCKEE as HEATHER

Gina’s performances in acclaimed BBC drama Our Friends in the North earned her three Best

Actress awards and propelled her to a distinguished career in theatre, TV and film. Her film

credits include Notting Hill and Atonement and Wonderland. In Lies We Tell she is the estranged

wife of Donald, a shunned link to a tragedy he’s unable to lay to rest.

REECE RITCHIE as NATHAN

Reece has starred in several Hollywood blockbusters, including Prince of Persia, Hercules and

10,000 BC, as well as having worked with prominent directors like Peter Jackson on The Lovely

Bones. In Lies We Tell he not only inherits a business empire, but is intent on acquiring

everything that his father Demi (Harvey Keitel) had, including his mistress.

EMILY ATACK as TRACEY

English Actress Emily Atack rose to fame in The Inbetweeners TV series, before embarking on a

film career that includes Almost Married, The Hoarder and the hit British war comedy Dad’s

Army, based on the popular TV sitcom. In Lies We Tell she plays Tracey, with her misplaced love

proving her ultimate undoing.

About the crew

ANDY MCDERMOTT - PRODUCER Andy McDermott is an independent writer and producer. His

involvement with the broadcast and entertainment industry started in radio 30 years ago, he

then went on to manage a number of successful media companies. He has a wide range of

expertise in media marketing and copywriting and has more recently focused on writing feature

film screenplays and production full time.

DANNY GULLIVER - PRODUCER Danny Gulliver has spent 18 years working in Film and

Television with over 50 credits in the industry, most recently as line producer on Man Up,

Swallows & Amazons and Dad’s Army. He was production manager on Bronson and A Royal

Night Out and prior to that, worked as location manager on TV drama series and feature films

such as Tyrannosaur and Sightseers. His practical on-set experience and industry knowledge

naturally lead him to his first producer role on Lies We Tell.

SANTOSH SIVAN – CINEMATOGRAPHER Santosh Sivan graduated from the Film and Television

Institute of India and has completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. He is the most

awarded Director of Photography in India, as well as the first cinematographer in the Asia-

Pacific region to be honoured with American Society of Cinematographers membership. He has

also won five National Film Awards, four of which were for Best Feature Film Cinematography.

As an international Director, he received worldwide accolades for The Terrorist (1998), which

won the Best Director, Best Actress Awards and the Golden Pyramid Award for The Best Film at

the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival.

EWEN GLASS – SCRIPTWRITER Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Ewen went on to study

Film & Media at Stirling University. After graduating, he cut his teeth writing stage-plays before

turning to the screen with a number of shorts including Italian-language Un'infermiera di nome

Laura and Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation, Straggler of '45.

Ewen has had a number of features developed by Northern Ireland Screen and Slovak

Audiovisual Fund, and was part of the story-lining team that helped Hollyoaks to Best Soap at

the British Soap Awards 2014, the first time in its history. Ewen co-wrote the feature Basement

starring Jimi Mistry and Kierston Wareing (2010), and in 2013, was awarded a place on

Edinburgh International Film Festival's TalentLab scheme.

ZBIGNIEW PREISNER – COMPOSER Polish Composer Zbigniew Preisner is known primarily for

his work on influential director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s iconic Three Colours trilogy, for which he

was nominated for a Golden Globe, and has been recognised for his outstanding music on The

Island on Bird Street, Elisa and Between Strangers.

More recently he scored the acclaimed Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma and A História Da

Eternidade.

He continues to compose for films while also releasing albums of his own music, songs and

instrumentals, and working with illustrious artists like Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and

singer Lisa Gerrard.

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Credits

Directed by

MITU MISRA

Produced by

ANDY MCDERMOTT

MALCOLM SCOTT

DANNY GULLIVER

Executive Producers

SANTOSH SIVAN

MARK PLATTS

Director of Photography

SANTOSH SIVAN ASC ISC

Original Music Composed By

ZBIGNIEW PREISNER

Editor

CHRIS GILL ACE

Screenplay by

EWEN GLASS and ANDY MCDERMOTT

Story by

MITU MISRA

Production Designer

JANE LEVICK

Costume Design

ADAM HOWE

Make Up Design

PENNY SMITH

Casting Director

MICHELLE SMITH CDG

Starring

GABRIEL BYRNE

SIBYLLA DEEN

MARK ADDY

JAN UDDIN

REECE RITCHIE

GINA MCKEE

NICHOLAS FARRELL

MANZAR SEBHAI-PAL

HARISH PATEL

EMILY ATACK

HARVEY VIRDI

AND HARVEY KEITEL

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