White Lies

It's very usual to get involved in any kind of movements attracted by friends, money or anything else. Specially in our youth period of life, this things are very common. I am young so I know how this things are. That's why I understood this movie in my reality. & I liked it. Not because I am a neo nazi or something like that, but I felt it very close about young movements & stuff. The movie was pretty good. I didn't realized it was a Canadian production, so I guess this is my first Canadian movie saw. & the impression was such cool. But there are a few things I can't get in this movie. Is the old lady of NIM senile or maybe crazy? Celebrating Christmas in a Nazi way? Come on...

I give this a 6, only because the movie is worth watching as entertainment (5 points) and an extra point because it is BASED on actual events and people in the neo nazi and far-right movement in Canada.

I don't really understand the other viewer thought American History X is so much more realistic or powerful; in my opinion it is not. It only has better acting and more violence.

The acting is not horrible in "White Lies", but about what you would expect from a made for TV Canadian film.

The organization "NIM" can be roughly compared to the real life group "Heritage Front" and events that happened mostly in Toronto in the early 1990s.

The anti-racists are not well represented in the film, which is usual for any neo nazi film, and the neo Nazis are portrayed as supermen who always win fights, or else it takes ten or twenty of their enemies to beat them.

Everything from the young women defecting in the end, arson, fights after concerts and suicide is based on actual events that happened in Ontario, Canada.

I won't get in to more details as to not spoil it, but this movie is a must see for anyone interested in anti-racist studies and the cultural impact of actual far-right movements in North America.

I loved this movie because it shows how easy it is for a person, anyone-even me, can get caught up in something without realizing it. I saw it (the first time) by accident, it just came on the channel I was watching and I got "sucked in". But since then, I've watched it several times and each time, it's like I can't change the channel, it is that engrossing. Well, that's all I wanted to say. This movie is awesome!!!!!!!

I loved it.. it wasn't shallow, it was deep. It made me think, even the day after. Somehow, there are few really good movies that makes you think, often they're just too theatrical and shallow and doesn't seem real at all. Another great movie I'd like to recommend is 'a simple plan' with for example Bridget Fonda and Bill Paxton. If you haven't seen 'White lies': give it a try! And Sarah Polley was really really great.

Sarah Polley is excellent in this admirable TV movie. Her Catherine is a memorable performance. Her acting skill is so amazing, sometimes it is disconcerting, as when she turns the tables on a government official holding the anti-racism portfolio and you find yourself rooting for a neo-Nazi! The film is generously endowed with many extreme closeups of that amazing face that is able to show so much with so little obvious "acting."