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Roxie Releasing presents

the 2008 US theatrical release of

FORBIDDEN LIE$

A film by Anna Broinowski

Con or Artist

WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?

The journalist? The Chicago mobster? The murdered friend? The FBI?
The violent husband? The extorted granny? The spurned lover?
The outraged publisher? The embittered fan? The detective?
The Muslim activist? The estranged father?
The psychiatrist? The media?
Yourself?

A REAL LIFE THRILLER ABOUT NORMA KHOURI,
THE PEOPLE SHE’S CONNED,
AND HOW NOONE’S SAFE IN THE AGE OF SPIN.

φ WINNER Best non-fiction Screenplayη

Writer’s Guild of America (East and West) 2008

φ WINNER 20,000 Euro ‘Cult’ Prize η

Rome Film Festival 2007

φ WINNER Golden Gate Awards Special Jury Prize η
2008 San Francisco International Film Festival

φ WINNER Golden Award – long form documentaryη
2008 Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival

φ WINNER Best Film Scriptη
2008 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards

φ WINNER 2 Australian Film Institute Awards η
Best Documentary Feature Film 2007
Best Editing in a documentary 2007

φ WINNER 2 Film Critics’ Awards η
Best Feature Documentary – Film Ciritcs Circle of Australia
Best Feature Documentary – Australian Film Critics’ Association

φ Top Ten Audience Favourite η

Hotdocs, Toronto
Adelaide International Film festival
Melbourne International Film Festival

φ Official Selection η

Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Rio International Film Festival
Rome International Film Festival
MOMA documentary fortnight, New York (USA) 2008
True/False Film Festival (USA) 2008
San Francisco International Film Festival (USA) 2008
Al Jazeera Film Festival (Qatar) 2008
Full Frame Documentary Festival (USA) 2008
Honolulu International film festival (USA) 2008
Silverdocs International Documentary festival (USA) 2008
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