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2009
Not Rated
Roxie Releasing
1 h 44 m

2009
Not Rated
Roxie Releasing
1 h 44 m

Summary Norma Khouri is a thief, a saint, a seductress or a sociopath, depending on who you talk to. Men want to marry her, Islamic extremists want to kill her, and the global publishing industry wishes she would just disappear. Khouri won fame and fortune with her 'true story' Forbidden Love, about a shocking honor killing in Jordan. The book w...

Directed By: Anna Broinowski

Written By: Anna Broinowski

2009
Not Rated
Roxie Releasing
1 h 44 m

2009
Not Rated
Roxie Releasing
1 h 44 m

Forbidden Lie$

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews

85

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

5.3

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Summary Norma Khouri is a thief, a saint, a seductress or a sociopath, depending on who you talk to. Men want to marry her, Islamic extremists want to kill her, and the global publishing industry wishes she would just disappear. Khouri won fame and fortune with her 'true story' Forbidden Love, about a shocking honor killing in Jordan. The book w...

Directed By: Anna Broinowski

Written By: Anna Broinowski

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
8 Reviews

0% Mixed
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One of the year's best films. It is an extraordinary triumph of nonfiction filmmaking, presenting a wild mind game that leaves the viewer invigorated by its sheer audacity and complexity.

By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

It must be fun to make a film about a con artist when the con artist is a full and willing participant, literally going to the ends of the Earth to prove she is the real deal.

The New York Times

Cool-headed, lighthearted and outrageously entertaining.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Even after you've seen Forbidden Lie$, the dizzying, drop-dead fascinating documentary on Norma Khouri, you won't be absolutely sure if she's on the level or a con artist ranked as "one of the best ever." That's how good she is.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

Fascinating quasi-documentary about Norma Khouri.

By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW

This entertaining, provocative film raises pointed issues about con artists and their sometimes-culpable "victims," and also speaks to the elusive pursuit of documentary truth.

Broinowski commits the crucial error of hanging around way too long once all key questions have been answered.

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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

57% Positive
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43% Negative
3 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

57% Positive
4 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

43% Negative
3 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Adelaide Film Festival, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Best FX (Boom Sound), New South Wales Film & Television Office, Palace Films, The South Australian Film Corporation

Release Date Apr 3, 2009

Duration 1 h 44 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Con or artist? you decide

Website https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/about-adl-film-fest/fund/aff-investment-fund-full-project-slate/forbidden-lie/

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Awards

Australian Film Institute

• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

Silverdocs Documentary Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Rome Film Fest

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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