L.I.E. (2001) [NR]

Release Date:
September 7, 2001

Original Title:
L.I.E.

Alternate Titles:
Frente al abismo
L,I,E Long Island Express Way
L.I.E.
L.I.E. - Sem Saída
L.I.E. Long Island Expressway
LIE, l'autoroute de Long Island
Long Island Expressway
Sem Saída
Ложь
少男初体验
长岛公路少年
长岛迷情

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Alter Ego Entertainment
Belladonna Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
NL: 16  US: NR 

Runtime: 97

On the Long Island Expressway there are lanes going east, lanes going west, and lanes going straight to hell.

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

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Director:
Michael Cuesta

Director of Photography:
Romeo Tirone

Original Music Composer:
Pierre Földes

Poem:
Walt Whitman

Producer:
Rene Bastian
Linda Moran

Production Design:
Elise Bennett

Writer:
Stephen M. Ryder
Gerald Cuesta
Michael Cuesta

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