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The Good Lie

  • 20142014
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 50min
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
28K
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Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie (2014)
They were known simply as “The Lost Boys.” Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys and girls to America.
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A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of thei... Read allA group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Philippe Falardeau
  • Writer
    • Margaret Nagle
  • Stars
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Arnold Oceng
    • Ger Duany
Top credits
  • Director
    • Philippe Falardeau
  • Writer
    • Margaret Nagle
  • Stars
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Arnold Oceng
    • Ger Duany
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    • 95User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Sarah Baker, and Emmanuel Jal in The Good Lie (2014)
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    Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, and Emmanuel Jal in The Good Lie (2014)
    Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Baker in The Good Lie (2014)
    Corey Stoll in The Good Lie (2014)
    Emmanuel Jal in The Good Lie (2014)
    Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, and Emmanuel Jal in The Good Lie (2014)
    Reese Witherspoon and Corey Stoll in The Good Lie (2014)
    Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and Kuoth Wiel in The Good Lie (2014)
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    Top cast

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    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Carrieas Carrie
    Arnold Oceng
    Arnold Oceng
    • Mamereas Mamere
    Ger Duany
    Ger Duany
    • Jeremiahas Jeremiah
    Emmanuel Jal
    Emmanuel Jal
    • Paulas Paul
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Jackas Jack
    Kuoth Wiel
    Kuoth Wiel
    • Abitalas Abital
    Femi Oguns
    • Theoas Theo
    Sarah Baker
    Sarah Baker
    • Pamelaas Pamela
    Lindsey Garrett
    Lindsey Garrett
    • Jennyas Jenny
    Peterdeng Mongok
    • Young Mamereas Young Mamere
    Okwar Jale
    • Young Theoas Young Theo
    Thon Kueth
    • Young Jeremiahas Young Jeremiah
    Deng Ajuet
    • Young Paulas Young Paul
    Keji Jale
    • Young Abitalas Young Abital
    David Madingi
    • Young Gabrielas Young Gabriel
    Kon Akoue Auok
    • Young Danielas Young Daniel
    Sibusisu Moyo
    • Young Simonas Young Simon
    Antoine Wonder Kalambay
    • Boy (River of Children)as Boy (River of Children)
    • Director
      • Philippe Falardeau
    • Writer
      • Margaret Nagle
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Four Sudanese children are orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War. Consequently, they make an arduous and dangerous trek through the plains, enduring hardship, death and sacrifice all the way until they reach safety in a refugee camp in Kenya. Years later, these youths are among 3600 selected for resettlement in America, only to have the one girl among them sent to Boston, while the three boys must to make a new life in Kansas City. Together, these young men must adjust to an alien culture even as the emotional baggage of their past haunts them. However, these newcomers, and their new friends like employment counselor Carrie Davis, strive to understand each other in this new home, as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that will change all their lives. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
    kansas city missourirefugeerefugee campkenyaresettlement8 more
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      • Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • K-12
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Emmanuel Jal (Paul) described his real child-soldier atrocities in BBC's Horizon (1964), season forty-five, episode eighteen, "How Violent Are You?"
    • Goofs
      After Jeremiah quits his grocery job and goes back to the employment agency, the phone number in the window is a St Louis area code, not Kansas City.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      Title Card: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - African proverb

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Reese Witherspoon Performances (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Thon Ci Ben e Nyoth De Gem
      Written by Mary Garang

    User reviews95

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    10/10
    One of the few films that made me cry..... more than once.
    I literally just got home from the movie right now and this is the very first thing I do. Rate 10 and write this review.

    The movie premiered today in my country, Cambodia. And guess how many people had show up??? 1. It was me.... Lol. I honestly sit the entire movie theatre alone. Yes, I am a horror films fan and that creep me out very much. However, this is the very good opportunity for me to enjoy the film alone without those annoying cinema's rat people. I can laugh, cry loudly without worrying nobody. My country's people is not a drama fan... They probably squeezing each other at the comedy's and action's section.

    Oh right.... the film is a masterpiece. The storyline and scenery, the cast and everything about the film is just wonderful. It's like one of the most beautiful film I have ever seen since Blackswan. This film should win an Oscar just for its existing. The storyline was beautiful. And the fact that it is real made me cry even more. At the beginning of the film it was so so touching and sad, and then it made me laugh somewhere in the middle, and it ended with me crying like a baby alone in the theatre. Like literally. The cast performance is wonderful. They should probably need to win some awards or i'll hate everyone.

    The film ended, and I walk out alone from the entire theatre, with red eyes, tear all over my face and every single cinema's employees stare at me like what wrong with this guy LOL. And I drove home thinking about the movie and cry some more. And yes, just like after Blackswan, it took me at least a few hours for me to recover from the film's effects.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 2014 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Kenya
      • India
      • United States
      • Canada
      • South Africa
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Брехня на спасіння
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Black Label Media
      • Blue Sky Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,722,209
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $841,422
      • Oct 5, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,396,345
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital

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