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The Good Lie

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 50m
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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.
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    • Philippe Falardeau
    • Margaret Nagle
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    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Arnold Oceng
    • Ger Duany
    • Philippe Falardeau
    • Margaret Nagle
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    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Arnold Oceng
    • Ger Duany
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    Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Sarah Baker, and Emmanuel Jal in The Good Lie (2014)
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    Reese Witherspoon
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    • Carrie
    Arnold Oceng
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    • Mamere
    Ger Duany
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    • Jeremiah
    Emmanuel Jal
    Emmanuel Jal
    • Paul
    Corey Stoll
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    • Jack
    Kuoth Wiel
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    • Abital
    Femi Oguns
    Femi Oguns
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    Sarah Baker
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    Lindsey Garrett
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    Okwar Jale
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    Thon Kueth
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    Deng Ajuet
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    Sibusisu Moyo
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      • Margaret Nagle
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    • Trivia
      "The Lost Boys of Sudan", the name given to over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups, who were displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War, served as inspiration for the movie.
    • 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

      Young Jeremiah: Some of these people have no color.

      Young Mamere: Because they are born without skin.

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      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Reese Witherspoon Performances (2017)
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    This movie has it all and delivers
    This movie is based on true events and plays on the audiences emotions on every level. It tells a tale of brother-sisterhood, love, friendships, and dedication to family. Most importantly, it shows the extremes of humanity...how we as human beings can be so cruel but yet be so kind and caring. And as dramatic a movie as this was, there were several humorous points to ease the tensions of what this movie was really about. Also, just when you're thinking you're watching a movie starring Reese Witherspoon, the accompanying cast of Sudanese refugees steal the show. Great story, great directing, great cast, and great acting all around.

    'A Good Lie" was possibly the best movie at TIFF this year.
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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2014 (South Africa)
      • Kenya
      • India
      • United States
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      • South Africa
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      • Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
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      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Black Label Media
      • Blue Sky Films
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