Lie with Me

A young woman watches porn and masturbates, then gets up and leaves her apartment to attend a party. She is driven by a desire for sex and asserts her own agency. The scene establishes her sexual curiosity as a central motivation of the film.

David corners Leila in a bathroom while his girlfriend's voice comes through the door. Leila leaves but keeps her eye on David as she haunts the party for a partner. She ends up having sex with a shy man outside, while David watches from his car as his girlfriend Victoria interacts outside.

David follows Leila through the party-night streets and they end up in a playground tunnel. They share a tense, charged moment as she begins to touch herself again. He ultimately leaves, unable to bridge the distance between them.

Leila goes to see her parents and learns that her mother is leaving her father and selling the childhood home. Her father is devastated, passive, and withdrawn as the house is cleared. The family upheaval mirrors Leila's own unsettled state.

Rachel, Leila's best friend, prepares to marry but admits she has slept with an old boyfriend. Leila remains supportive but wary of commitment. Later, Rachel discovers the porn tape Leila was watching and Leila stays silent about David.

Leila and David finally speak when they meet again, and he takes her home after sex. He asks for a real date and gives her his number, signaling the shift from casual encounters to something more serious.

The couple begins a earnest romance and Leila meets David's father, who is physically frail yet funny. David cares for his father with tenderness, while Leila remains tentative in the relationship. The family dynamics add warmth and complexity to the romance.

David's ex-girlfriend Victoria confronts Leila at her workplace, warning that David has intimacy issues. Leila stands her ground but feels the pressure of the accusation. The encounter exposes unresolved tensions beneath their growing relationship.

Back at the club, Leila dances with other men to provoke a reaction from David. He is hurt and angry when he witnesses the display. They return to his place, where he confesses that he thinks of nothing but her, and she treats it as a game while he pleads for commitment.

David discovers his father dead and turns to Leila for comfort, but she cannot find the right way to console him. The lack of support deepens the rift, and he asks her to leave. He later reconsiders but cannot locate Leila, leaving their future uncertain.

Leila's sexual experiences become increasingly unsatisfying, fueling her frustration. She picks up a shy man again, but when he cannot follow her commands, she explodes and ejects him from her apartment. The cycle of pursuit without fulfillment continues.

As summer ends, Leila visits her parents during a wedding crisis and David follows in his truck. He waits outside the synagogue until the crowd emerges; Rachel grabs Leila's hand and she calls out to David. At the reception he watches Leila dance, then follows her home and pledges he will not leave again, culminating in a passionate kiss and reunion.