White Lie

    White Lie
    2019

    Synopsis

    Katie Arneson is faking cancer. A university dance major, Katie's falsified diagnosis and counterfeit fundraising have transformed her into a campus celebrity surrounded by the supportive community she's always dreamed of. But now dependent on a bursary for sick students to maintain her ruse, Katie learns the funding is in jeopardy unless she can provide copies of her medical records within the week.

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    Cast

    • Kacey RohlKatie Arneson
    • Amber AndersonJennifer Ellis
    • Martin DonovanDoug Arneson
    • Connor JessupOwen
    • Thomas OlajideDr. Jabari Jordan
    • Christine HorneJulia Stansfield
    • Sharon LewisColette
    • Darrin BakerDr. Becker
    • Vanessa MatsuiHeather Sheer
    • Lanette WareDr. Platt

    Recommendations

    • 100

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      As much about deception as it is the fear of being forsaken, White Lie unfurls to become an unexpected empathy inquest.
    • 88

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      White Lie is a wildly entertaining ride.
    • 80

      Film Threat

      Directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis deserve credit for taking a gutsy leap with the subject matter and delivering without pulling any punches.
    • 80

      We Got This Covered

      As a timely testament to our willingness to validate and support rather than investigate, White Lie is both insightful and terrifying.
    • 75

      The Film Stage

      Helped by a strong lead performance that’s neither too big nor too small (just look at the pitch-perfect pinched reactions from Rohl every time she’s challenged on her lie) the film maintains a strong sense restraint amidst all the deliberate discomfort.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Driven by nuanced, persuasive performances and shot with an urgent, jittery tension, White Lie is a compelling close-up character study of a recklessly needy anti-heroine caught in an impossible dilemma of her own making.