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Forbidden Lies

Con or artist? You decide.

2007 · 1h 44m · Not Rated Documentary
Directed by Anna Broinowski

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Overview

A dramatized documentary investigating accusations that "Forbidden Love" author Norma Khouri made up her biographical tale of a Muslim friend who was killed for dating a Christian.

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91%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Even after you've seen Forbidden Lie$, the dizzying, drop-dead fascinating documentary on Norma Khouri, you won't be absolutely sure if she's on the level or a con artist ranked as "one of the best ever." That's how good she is.

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Forbidden Lies, a documentary by Anna Broinowski, records, fascinatingly but with far too much slick finesse, Norma's world-class con artistry.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh

Even as Broinowski exposes Khouri's shameful and pathological abuse of such genuine tragedies, the filmmaker may be giving her subject exactly what she wants.

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh

Cool-headed, lighthearted and outrageously entertaining, Forbidden Lie$ is documentary-as-striptease.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten

Norma Khouri's book about the honor killing of a Muslim friend, Forbidden Love, was exposed as fake in 2004 -- which makes this doc yesterday's news.

Anna King, Time Out New York

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