Innocent Lies (1995)
Release Year: 1995
Nation: France, United Kingdom
Alternative Title: Mentiras inocentes, Unschuldige Lügen, Les péchés mortels, Halcyon Days, Athoa psemata, Halálos kötödés, Intrigo perverso, Невинная ложь, Oskyldiga lögner, Masum yalanlar
Director: Patrick Dewolf
Writer: Agatha Christie, Kerry Crabbe, Patrick Dewolf
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Canal+, Cinéa, PolyGram Audiovisuel, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Red Umbrella Productions, Septième Production, Sofica Investimage 4
Genre: Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Mystery, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: based on novel or book, whodunit
Story
In September 1938, a British detective travels to a small French coastal town to investigate the death of his colleague. The prime suspects are members of an English aristocratic family with several skeletons in their closet. This mystery-thriller is a loose adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel 'Towards Zero'.
Summary
Innocent Lies (1995) is a British-French film directed by Patrick Dewolf, based on the novel 'Towards Zero' by Agatha Christie. Set in the tense political climate of September 1938, just before World War II, the story revolves around a British detective's investigation into his colleague's murder in a small French coastal town. The suspects are an English aristocratic family with secrets they'd like to keep buried. As a whodunit mystery, it is expected to keep viewers guessing until the end.
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