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Liar Wanted

Name: Liar Wanted
Director: Ieroklis Michaelidis
Released: 2010
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2010

Director

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Runtime

90 minutes

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Liar Wanted is a targeted political satire that prioritizes systemic critique over identity-based representation. It succeeds in its cultural mission by deconstructing the dysfunction of Greek political institutions and the morality of leadership. However, the film is notably narrow in its demographic scope. It lacks visible LGBTQ+ representation and multi-ethnic casting, focusing instead on the class tensions between provincial and urban Greek life. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its subversion of social orders rather than its breadth of human diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Liar Wanted have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story focuses on the interactions between the Health Minister, his wife, and a political strategist.

How does Liar Wanted portray gender?

Fair

While the plot centers around male-driven political maneuvering, the inclusion of a prominent female character played by Zeta Makrypoulia provides a presence beyond domesticity. The narrative explores shifts in power hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Liar Wanted?

Limited

The film depicts a relatively homogeneous social environment centered on Greek domestic politics. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or intentional representation of diverse racial backgrounds.

How does Liar Wanted represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film excels at deconstructing traditional institutions and Western democratic systems. It portrays political clientelism as a corrupt web where survival often trumps conventional morality.

Does Liar Wanted include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information regarding characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

Provides a sharp, sophisticated critique of institutional corruption and political clientelism.
Challenges traditional notions of virtuous leadership through moral relativism.
Engages deeply with the specific cultural and social structures of the Greek political landscape.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-straight relationships.
Features a homogeneous cast with little to no racial or ethnic diversity.
Provides no visible or invisible disability representation within the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

This bitter political satire is based on a theatre play, later made to a movie, of which the current film is a remake.It's main focus is the clientelistic character of Greek politics which makes a well-meaning but naive Health minister to employ an ambitious young provincial with a talent for lying in order to handle the diverse demands of his volatile political clientèle.The provincial becomes the mastermind behind every move of the minister causing the envy of the minister's closest associates and of his good-looking wife, played by rising Greek media star Zeta Makrypoulia. Changes of fortune abound and finally the plot reveals that the lying provincial is not a bad person in heart although he never denounces lying as a survival strategy.

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