Forbidden lie$ - Norma Khouri, Linda Mutawi, Anna Broinowski
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Movie propaganda
Who will 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?
Norma Khouri's international best-selling memoir, Forbidden love, about an honour killing in Jordan, was exposed as a literary hoax by a Sydney journalist in 2004. Documentary film-maker Anna Broinowski unravels the intricate web of lies spun by Khouri in Forbidden lie$, a gripping and irresistible journey full of on-screen confessions and audacious claims by the fraudster.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film Australia true author fact fiction lies Iran documentary novelist
Persons of interest
- Norma Khouri .... Herself
- Linda Mutawi .... Dalia
- Anna Broinowski .... Screenwriter
- Anna Broinowski .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Forbidden lie$ official movie site
- Forbidden lie$ film production notes (.rtf)
- Forbidden lie$ QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Australian Film Critics' Association (AFCA) 2007: Winner: Best Documentary
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2007: Nominated: Best Documentary (Sally Regan, Anna Broinowski), Best Direction In A Documentary (Anna Broinowski), Best Editing In A Documentary (Vanessa Milton, Alison Croft), Best Sound In A Documentary (Peter Smith, Craig Carter)
- Studios and distributors:
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Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The Australia, true movie Forbidden lie$ is directed by Anna Broinowski and stars Norma Khouri, Linda Mutawi.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Commentaries: Director Anna Broinowski and subject Norma Khouri
- Deleted scenes
- Easter egg
- Featurettes:
- The real Norma
- Director's diary
- Norma's Jordan
- Goose Chase
- World of John T
- Norma the actress
- Article by Jeanette Hoorn, Associate Professor Cinema Studies, University of Melbourne
- Interviews: The filmmakers
- Trailers: Theatrical
Government security censorship classification
M (Moderate themes, moderate violence, moderate coarse language)
Surveillance time
104 minutes (1:44 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 13 September 2007
DVD rental: 9 April 2008
DVD retail: 9 April 2008
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