The Truth

2006
5.5| 1h54m| en
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An outrageous murder-mystery for the 'Me Generation'. Seven young strangers go to a spiritual retreat for a journey of personal growth, taking in jealousy, hatred, sexual perversion and a little murder on the way.

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Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
mark-2412 This is a new British movie from Guerilla Films. It's nicely made, despite it's probable low budget.The story concerns Candy, a young disabled woman who, following a row with her over-protective parents, joins a therapy group at a remote (Scottish?) house. The "Adventures in Truth" group gets off to a good start with some amusing observations on the nature (and overuse) of group therapy.Inter-relationships start to develop between group members (both good and bad) and secrets are both shared and kept hidden from the group. When one of the group is murdered, things get more bizarre - both with the comedy of the funeral plans and the group's response to having a murderer within. There are also some slightly uncomfortable moments (for us) when Candy is subjected to somewhat violent treatment with respect to her disability.At times, this has the slightly surreal feel of one of the "Comic Strip presents..." films, and in many respects is of a similar calibre.Overall, I give this 7 out 10.
Chris Nicolson The Truth's British production and low budget is inherent in this quirky murder mystery set in the remote Scottish Highlands.Verging between cringe comedy ala "The Office" and the dry humour of "Life Aquatic..." this film makes good use of the "Guru course" comedy vehicle to end up with a strange yet oddly entertaining result.As well as spending half the film trying to remember which TV programmes you recognise the cast from, the murder mystery slowly reveals itself as each character's true self emerges.Unfortunately some of the characters could have been fleshed out a bit more, such as Spud, with their individual problems and their resolutions tacked on in a last minute hurry.
Tim The Truth is a very clever dark comedy. So clever that it isn't at all easy to adjust to - for the first few minutes you'll stare blankly at the screen, unsure what to make of it: The Truth is a real mush-mash of genres and styles. But once it gets going, it isn't at all bad.The Truth starts as a satire of spiritual self-help retreats. The characters - an eclectic mix including wheelchair bound Candy and Croatian refugee Mia - attend Donna's 'course' at a house set deep in the Scottish Highlands. The movie gradually explores their dark secrets, managing to make some quite challenging situations entertaining. Of course it is only a matter of time before someone turns up dead...I thought The Truth should have been about five minutes shorter. The end doesn't fit with the tone of the rest of the movie. But perhaps it was never supposed to. Maybe The Truth is just too clever for its audience?
Jameswiff I saw this film on its opening night and had high hopes after seeing the trailer, and knowing that it had a very strong British cast. I wasn't disappointed. A cross between a black comedy, and a murder mystery, this typifies what independent films are about. It tells the story of a group of people who go to a self help therapy break at a Lodge hosted by Donna (the excellent Elizabeth McGovern). During this break the question of telling the truth is asked. Many of these people have issues and are urged to confront the Truth. I wont give much away because its better to urge you to go an see the film. It has very funny moments, and also some poignant moments.All in all a brilliant film, with an excellent cast. Surely the best independent film of the year.