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God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
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God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan (2006)
Heartfelt documentary about 4 Sudanese men who escape to America for safety
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Three young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.Three young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.Three young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.

  • Directors
    • Christopher Dillon Quinn
    • Tommy Walker
  • Writer
    • Christopher Dillon Quinn
  • Stars
    • Panther Bior
    • John Bul Dau
    • Nicole Kidman
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    • Directors
      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
      • Tommy Walker
    • Writer
      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
    • Stars
      • Panther Bior
      • John Bul Dau
      • Nicole Kidman
    • 26User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins

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    Panther Bior
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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Narrator
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    Daniel Abol Pach
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      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
      • Tommy Walker
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      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
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    • Trivia
      At the festival, John Bul Dau met a man he described as "nice, very sincere." He did not recognize the man, and asked him what he did. The man turned out to be Executive Producer Brad Pitt.
    • Quotes

      John Bul Dau: It was as if the last day, as people say in the Bible, that there will be a last day, that Jesus Christ will come, and whatever on Earth will be judged. That was my imagination. I though that God felt tired of people on earth here, felt tired of the bad deeds, the bad thing that we are doing, yet God is watching on us. I thought God got tired of us and he want to finish us. When I think of it back... it was so bad anyway. You can even think of - you can even regret why you were born. Why you were born. Now I wonder, I'm now again wearing clothes, feeling very happy, and so anyway, everything has an end. Has an end. Even if there's problem in Sudan still maybe one time, one day, one minute it will come to an end.

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    "Toto, we're not in Sudan anymore!"
    "The Lost Boys of Sudan": Documentary. Imagine you're a four year old boy. Countrymen, who look just like your very own Father, come into your town, and kill all the men and older boys, rape and kill all the women and girls, including your Mother and Sisters. You were in the fields, tending the goats, and saw it all. Now you – a four year old boy – are being hunted by these countrymen. You gather with other little boys, and set out barefoot, running and walking the wild countryside – hiding during the day, hiking only under the cover of night – when the lions come out – who stalk and kill many of your group. Imagine you somehow survive, and find yourself living in refugee camps run by Americans. You are there the next ten years. This is your home. The other boys, now men, are your Family. One day, YOU are offered a free trip to America – to better your life, make money, and send some of it home to help your surviving family and friends. Take the offer! You grew up in a mud hut on the Sudanese Plain, and suddenly you are welcomed/dropped into America. "Toto, we're not in Sudan anymore." This is a frightening, funny, interesting, frustrating, VERY sad look at Life with Nothing but Struggle. Their daily observations and realizations about this culture make you wince. Often.
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    • May 7, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2006 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • God Grew Tired of Us
    • Filming locations
      • High Point, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lost Boys of Sudan
      • National Geographic Films
      • Silver Nitrate Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $301,447
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,858
      • Jan 14, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $301,447
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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