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Thread of Lies
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<p><i>Thread of Lies</i> is a 2014 <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korean</a> <a href="/facts/Crime_drama_film/IbSVYSme">crime drama film</a> based on the 2009 bestselling novel <i>Elegant Lies</i> by <a href="/facts/Kim_Ryeo-ryeong/LDvVFIIc">Kim Ryeo-ryeong</a>. Directed by <a href="/facts/Lee_Han/N5vu29QJ">Lee Han</a>, it starred <a href="/facts/Kim_Hee-ae/QDhtDLmv">Kim Hee-ae</a> (in her first film in 21 years), <a href="/facts/Go_Ah-sung/qHQmQn9d">Go Ah-sung</a>, <a href="/facts/Kim_Yoo-jung/hnmMmIWb">Kim Yoo-jung</a> and <a href="/facts/Kim_Hyang-gi/E9phVFAq">Kim Hyang-gi</a>. </p><p><i>Thread of Lies</i> deals with the aftermath of a <a href="/facts/Suicide/j92cWcay">suicide</a> by a 14-year-old girl. The <a href="/facts/Nonlinear_narrative/rB4e42I7">nonlinear narrative</a> follows her mother and older sister who set out to solve the mystery of her death, insinuating themselves into the life of the girl who <a href="/facts/Bullying/PUdL7WtY">bullied</a> her. </p>