Lie Detector 测谎人 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 91 mins. Director: Yang Yuanhan 杨沅翰. Late-stage director: Qian Guowei 钱国伟. Rating: 5/10. Wry, well-cast comedy about two opposites disappointingly fails to deliver in its third act. STORY Chongqing, summer 2018. Ma Xiaofan (Ma Li) hates people who lie and runs a small business detecting whether people are … Continue reading Review: Lie Detector (2021) →
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