Rialtoview | Lies We Tell

1h 24m • Crime • 2023

Newly orphaned heiress Maud must fight for her birthright when her uncle and family arrive at her isolated manor.

Deep in the wilds of Ireland, the forbidding estate of Knowl hides secrets beneath its grand, civilised surface. After her father’s sudden death, 18-year-old Maud inherits everything, leaving her alone, vulnerable and unprepared for the world now closing in around her. As grief and power make her a target, the wolves begin to circle.

Rialto Recommends LIES WE TELL is a brooding gothic drama where inheritance becomes a trap and elegance hides rot. Set against the remote grandeur of an Irish estate, the film turns Maud’s grief into a fight for survival as power, secrecy and predatory men close in around her. Atmospheric, tense and darkly handsome, it is period drama with teeth.