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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 their lives.

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Carrie
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Mamere
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Jeremiah
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Paul
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Jack
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Abital
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Theo
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Pamela
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Jenny
Peterdeng Mongok ...
Young Mamere
Okwar Jale ...
Young Theo
Thon Kueth ...
Young Jeremiah
Deng Ajuet ...
Young Paul
Keji Jale ...
Young Abital
David Madingi ...
Young Gabriel
Kon Akoue Auok ...
Young Daniel
Sibusisu Moyo ...
Young Simon
Antoine Wonder Kalambay ...
Boy (River of Children)
Elikana Jale ...
James / Wounded Man
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Dr. Monyang
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Reverend Trutner (as Michael Cole)
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Frank
Jimi Kocina ...
Karl
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Dave
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Nick
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Matt
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INS Boston
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INS Kansas City (as Kim Banta)
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Roger
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Erin Sullivan
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Man in English Class
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Sari Woman in English Class
Heather Lyda ...
Homeless Woman
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INS Agent
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INS Clerk
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Police Officer
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Reed
Jacob Kuol Alier ...
Fargo Boy
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Swedish Official
Dhan Kueth ...
Majok
Israel Matseke-Zulu ...
Bracelet Soldier (as Israel Makoe)
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Soldier
John Prendergast ...
Toby
Tiffany Jones ...
Refugee Worker
Nathaniel Ramabulana ...
U.N. Worker
Lavine Dimo ...
Guinea Worm Girl
Julia Ayiol ...
Village Mother
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Processing Office Woman
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Immigration Official (as Suehyla El-Attar)
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Immigration Official #2
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INS Official
Lele Ledwaba ...
Food Worker
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Party Guest
Flora Peter Deng ...
Abital's Mother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Som Aidoo ...
Refugee (uncredited)
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Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Rick Brady ...
Man on Shoprider in airport (uncredited)
Frederick Carpenter ...
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
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Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
John Collier ...
Factory Worker (uncredited)
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Airport Traveller (uncredited)
Orlando Vargas Diaz ...
Limo Driver with Sign (uncredited)
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Soldier's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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INS Agent Standin (uncredited)
Miranda-Lynn Gartin ...
Social Worker (uncredited)
Jeff Glover ...
NY-NJ Port Authority Officer Munoz (uncredited)
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Kansas City Police Officer (uncredited)
Scott Ledbetter ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Becky (uncredited)
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South African Boy (uncredited)
Ken Melde ...
Passenger #1 (uncredited)
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Professor (uncredited)
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Parishioner (uncredited)
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Waitress Melissa (uncredited)
Mary Shannon Russell ...
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
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Professor (uncredited)
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Factory Worker (uncredited)
Alexia Stip ...
Airport Girl with Sign (uncredited)
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Church Goer (uncredited)
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Chicken Pox Mom (uncredited)

Directed by

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Philippe Falardeau

Written by

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Margaret Nagle ... (written by)

Produced by

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Brian Grazer ... producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr ... producer: South Africa
Ron Howard ... producer
Broderick Johnson ... executive producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood ... producer
Andrew A. Kosove ... executive producer
Thad Luckinbill ... producer
Trent Luckinbill ... producer
Emma McGill ... associate producer
Deepak Nayar ... executive producer
Deborah Jelin Newmyer ... executive producer (as Deb Newmyer)
Robert F. Newmyer ... executive producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
Kim Roth ... executive producer
Ellen H. Schwartz ... executive producer
Jim Shamoon ... line producer: Kenya, Blue Sky
Jeffrey Silver ... co-producer
Molly Smith ... producer
Lynne-Anne Vosloo ... line producer: South Africa
Mario Zvan ... executive producer: Kenya, Blue Sky

Music by

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Martin Léon

Cinematography by

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Ronald Plante ... director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Comeau

Editorial Department

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Kevin Badami ... post-production assistant
Andrea Bottigliero ... first assistant editor: Los Angeles (as Andrea 'Andy' Bottigliero)
Mathieu Boulanger ... off-line editing technical support: Vision Globale
Mathieu Bérubé ... first assistant editor: Montreal
Christopher Coleman ... digital intermediate data manager (as Chris Coleman)
Arthur Ditner ... dailies supervisor
Josiane Fradette ... off-line editing project manager: Vision Globale
Erik Kaufmann ... digital intermediate editor
James Koon ... colorist: dailies
Jesse Korosi ... dailies producer
Christina Kremer ... post-production coordinator
Cindy Langelier ... off-line editing technical support: Vision Globale
Adam Ohl ... digital intermediate producer
Ryan Ross ... post-production assistant
Jan Yarbrough ... digital intermediate colorist
Jacques McDonald ... dailies producer (uncredited)
Shawn Wayman ... post-production assistant: day player (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mindy Marin

Production Design by

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Aaron Osborne

Art Direction by

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Erin Cochran
Shira Hockman
Catherine Palmer

Set Decoration by

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Melinda Launspach
Melinda Sanders

Costume Design by

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Suttirat Anne Larlarb

Makeup Department

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Talia Barak ... makeup assistant: South Africa
Fionagh Cush ... makeup department head
Raine Edwards ... hair stylist: South Africa / makeup artist: South Africa
Roxanne Ferguson ... co-key hair stylist (as H. Roxanne Ferguson)
Robin Fredriksz ... makeup artist: Reese Witherspoon (as Robin P. Fredriksz)
Greg Funk ... key makeup artist (as Gregory C. Funk)
Babalwa Mtshiselwa ... makeup assistant: South Africa (as Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa)
Ralph A. Ochoa ... key hair stylist
Valerie Patterson ... third makeup artist
Charles Gregory Ross ... department head hair
Matthew Silva ... special makeup effects artist
Minuche Snyman ... makeup assistant: South Africa (as Minuche Bridgette Snyman)
Dawn Turner ... hair stylist
Francesca Van Der Feyst ... hair stylist: South Africa
Lona Vigi ... hair stylist: Reese Witherspoon
Stephanie Barnes ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Essie Cha ... key makeup artist (uncredited)
Miia Kovero ... hair stylist: Ms. Witherspoon, additional photography (uncredited)
Adrian Rigby ... life casting (uncredited)

Production Management

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Brad Arensman ... post-production supervisor
Gavin J. Behrman ... production supervisor: South Africa (as Gavin Behrman)
John Henn ... unit manager: South Africa
Thérèsa Ryan ... head of production: Moonlighting Films, South Africa (as Theresa Ryan Van Graan)
Ellen H. Schwartz ... unit production manager
Hemal Shah ... production manager: Kenya, Blue Sky
Sarah Sprague ... production supervisor: United States (as Sarah F. Sprague)
Janine van Assen ... unit production manager: South Africa (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Christopher S. Bryson ... second second assistant director
Philip Gqhithiyeza ... third assistant director: South Africa (as Phillip Gqitiyeza)
Alexander Holt ... second assistant director: South Africa (as Alex Holt)
Jeffrey Schwartz ... second assistant director
Marcy Trout ... additional second assistant director: South Africa
Megan Truter ... third assistant director: South Africa
David H. Venghaus Jr. ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Mark Auret ... property master: South Africa
Dwight Benjamin-Creel ... property master
Anthony Bilunga ... swing gang: South Africa
Kimberly Blaurock ... art department production assistant
Danny Brown ... set designer
Chicco Cardoso ... property stand-by: South Africa (as Aurio Chico Cardoso)
Donald K. Cochran ... propmaker
John Cooper ... swing gang
Deidra Lynn Currie ... property assistant
Lucille Doman ... graphic designer: South Africa
Scott Einbinder ... swing gang
Ivan Fraser ... buyer: South Africa / set dresser
Hoosain Gamieldien ... stagehand lead: South Africa
Mich Gordon ... greensman: South Africa
Michael Gowen ... art department coordinator (as Michael B. Gowen)
Thomas Sam Hall ... general foreman
Charlotte Henderson ... stand-by set dresser: South Africa
Shira Hockman ... art director: South Africa
Nathan Victor Honey ... hod scenic: South Africa (as Nathan Honey)
Acghmat Ismail ... leadhand carpenter: South Africa (as Acgmat Ismail)
Haley Keim ... graphic designer
Brian Kinnett ... art department production assistant
Wilfred Kok ... hod carpenter: South Africa
Nina Kyle ... swing gang
Melinda Launspach ... set decorator: South Africa
Kelli Lee ... storyboard artist
Konrad Lewis ... on-set dresser (as Konrad O. Lewis)
Jose Libao ... swing gang (as Jose E. Libao)
Victoria Loedolff ... buyer: South Africa
Mlungsii Mduli ... swing gang: South Africa
Walt Mikolwski ... construction coordinator
Paul Miller ... leadman
Grahame Ménage ... scenic artist
Christopher Padilla ... swing gang
Catherine Palmer ... art director: South Africa (as Cat Palmer)
Gabriel Penegenda ... swing gang: South Africa
Alain Pietersen ... hod metal: South Africa (as Alan Pietersen)
Kgosietsile Simon Potsane ... swing gang: South Africa (as Simon Potsane)
Thomas Potsane ... swing gang: South Africa
Paul Pretorius ... assistant greensman: South Africa
Cara Price ... set decoration buyer
Donovan David Richmond ... construction buyer: South Africa (as Donovan Richmond)
Boris Rivett-Carnac ... assistant property master: South Africa
Erin Santini ... assistant property master (as Erin Jean Santini)
Brendan Smithers ... construction manager: South Africa
Surisa Surisa ... lead dresser: South Africa
Johnny Tembo ... swing lead (as Johnny Thembo)
Thibault Tosseram ... scenic artist
Angela Turnbaugh ... shop production assistant
Erica Van Den Raad ... art department coordinator: South Africa
Megan van Heerden ... scenic set finisher
Elzaan Wilson ... construction coordinator: South Africa
Wren Boney ... construction medic (uncredited)
Kate Carscallen ... set dresser (uncredited)
Sarah Falls ... additional props assistant (uncredited)
Troy Faruk ... set dresser (uncredited)
Etienne Harris ... fabricator (uncredited)
Shurlan Joseph ... scenic charge (uncredited)
Alexandra West ... props assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bradford Bell ... recordist/ mix technician
Matt Derber ... sound utility
Chris Durfy ... production sound mixer
Ginger Geary ... foley artist
Eric Gotthelf ... adr mixer: LipSync Post
Christopher Joseph Harris ... boom operator (as Chris Harria)
Bob Hazell ... boom operator: South Africa (as Bob Hazel)
J. Stanley Johnston ... re-recording mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Nancy Parker ... foley artist
Simon Rice ... sound: South Africa
Perry Robertson ... supervising sound editor
Kyle Rochlin ... foley mixer
Shelley Roden ... foley artist
John Sanacore ... foley mixer
Scott Sanders ... supervising sound designer
Paul Stula ... epk sound mixer
Siyanda Stuurman ... sound trainee: South Africa
Gregory H. Watkins ... re-recording mixer
Dave Wilson ... adr mixer
Ryan Young ... adr recordist (as Ryan D. Young)
Kevin Zimmerman ... sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)
Cooper Andrews ... boom operator: day player (uncredited)
Lucas Clyde ... epk sound mixer (uncredited)
Alyson Dee Moore ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Wes Campbell ... special effects technician
Julian Koberman ... special effects technician / special effects technician: South Africa
John McElroy ... special effects technician
Cordell McQueen ... special effects coordinator: South Africa
Elizabeth Ralston ... special effects technician
Bob Shelley ... special effects coordinator
Emil Snyman ... special effects technician: South Africa
Sithembiso Sontshaka ... special effects technician
Jonathan Steyn ... special effects technician: South Africa

Visual Effects by

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Alexandre Alin ... tracking artist: Hybride
Michel Barrière ... compositing supervisor: Hybride
Olivier Beaulieu ... digital compositor: Hybride
Michel Bergeron ... digital compositor: Hybride
Louise Bertrand ... visual effect producer: Hybride
Pierrot Berube ... visual effects production assistant: Hybride (as Pierrit Bérubé)
Pierre Blain ... digital compositor: Hybride
Jason Bohbot ... technical support: Hybride
Cédric Bonnaffoux ... technical support: Hybride
Stéphan Brisson ... textures & lighting: Hybride
Edouard Buttiero ... motion graphics designer: Hybride (as Édouard Buttiero)
Caroline Bélisle ... administration: Hybride
Julien Chabot ... textures & lighting: Hybride
Félix Clément ... visual effects production assistant: Hybride
Mélanie Cotton ... technical support: Hybride
Joanie Croteau ... visual effects coordinator: Hybride
Christophe Damiano ... textures & lighting: Hybride
Robert De La Cruz ... modeler: Hybride
Thierry Delattre ... visual effect supervisor: Hybride
Luc Desmarais ... technical support: Hybride
Julien Dubusset ... effects animator: Hybride
Lafleche Dumais ... computer graphics supervisor: Hybride (as Laflèlche Dumais)
Mathieu Dupuis ... digital compositor: Hybride
Samuel Durocher ... visual effects production assistant: Hybride
Jean-Pierre Flayeux ... compositing supervisor: Hybride
Yanick Gaudreau ... textures & lighting: Hybride
Stephan Gervais ... technical support: Hybride
Olivier Gravel ... visual effects production assistant: Hybride
Jonathan Grégoire ... animator: Hybride
Veronique Guay ... digital compositor: Hybride
Jeffrey Harnavi ... digital compositor: Hybride (as Ely Halavi)
Nadine Homier ... digital compositor: Hybride
Anouk L'Heureux ... visual effects coordinator: Hybride
Alain Lacroix ... 3d layout artist: Hybride
Mathieu Lalonde ... modeler: Hybride
Daniel Leduc ... visual effects executive producer: Hybride
Francois Leduc ... digital compositor: Hybride
Maxime Lemieux ... digital compositor: Hybride
Samuel Lepage-Bedard ... digital compositor: Hybride (as Samuel Lepage-Bédard)
Martine Losier ... visual effects coordinator: Hybride
Karina Mariano ... visual effects coordinator: Hybride
Richard Martin ... compositing supervisor: Hybride
Belly Mingmuong ... digital compositor: Hybride
Benoit Morin ... tracking artist: Hybride (as Benoít Morin)
Michel Murdock ... visual effects financial controller: Hybride
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel ... computer graphics supervisor: Hybride (as Nicolas Alexandre Noél)
Olivier Painchaud ... technical support: Hybride
Steve Pelchat ... 3d layout artist: Hybride
Pierre Raymond ... visual effects executive producer: Hybride
Sébastien Rioux ... digital compositor: Hybride
David Roberge ... modeler: Hybride
Katy Savoie ... digital compositor: Hybride
Apoorva Shah ... effects animator: Hybride
Guillaume St-Aubin-Seers ... digital compositor: Hybride (as Guillaume St-Aubin)
Sylvie Talbot ... communications: Hybride
Dolorès Tardif ... administration: Hybride
Patrick Tasse ... digital compositor: Hybride (as Patrick Tassé)
Jalal Tchelebi ... rigger: Hybride
Anne Tremblay ... communications: Hybride
Véronique Tremblay ... digital compositor: Hybride
Raphael Valle ... digital compositor: Hybride (as Rahpaël Vallé0)
Valérie Villeneuve ... textures & lighting: Hybride
George Webster ... visual effects supervisor: South Africa
Conal Wenn ... 3d layout artist: Hybride
David Whitehouse ... visual effects producer: Loco VFX
David McKay ... matchmove artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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George Bailey ... stunt rigger: South Africa
Eugene Collier ... stunt double: Jeremiah
Aby Martin ... stunts
Anderson Martin ... stunts
Jay Pearson ... stunt double: Jack
Keith Woulard ... stunt coordinator
Cordell McQueen ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dan Ax ... director of photography: Main Title Sequence / still photographer: Kakuma, Kenya
John C. Barber ... dolly grip
Dylan Bland ... grip assistant: South Africa
Victor Bland ... rigging electrician
Justin Brokensha ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, South Africa
Clyde E. Bryan ... first assistant camera
Keith Cutler ... electrician
Sagar Desai ... camera utility
Joe Duarte ... grip (as Joseph Duarte)
Michael Duarte ... key grip (as Michael R. Duarte)
Anthony English ... video assist: South Africa
Alexander Eremin ... rigging grip
Baxter Frick ... camera production assistant (as Baxter W. Frick)
James Biggame Gallimore ... video assist (as James 'Biggame' Gallimore)
Andrew Giddy ... data wrangler: South Africa
Robert Gilman ... key grip: South Africa
Zolani Gojo ... sparks: South Africa
Chris Harker ... best boy grip: South Africa
Matthew Haskins ... second assistant camera
Kevin Hightower ... electrician
Violet Jackson ... media manager
Lwazi Jokazi ... grip assistant: South Africa
Zahir Karriem ... dolly grip: South Africa (as Zahir Moegamat Karriem)
Amandla Kasa ... video tape operator trainee: South Africa
Norbert Kitshoff ... remote head technician: South Africa
Iain Kruger ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, South Africa
Jonathan Kyle ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, South Africa
Nouel Lewis ... generator operator: South Africa (as Novel Lewis)
Andrew Luscombe ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, South Africa
Peter Maboetsani ... generator operator: South Africa
Bob Mahoney ... still photographer
David McLendon ... electrician
Scott Medcalf ... best boy electric (as Scott 'Scooter' Medcalf)
'Richard' Jean Armand Melo ... sparks: South Africa (as Richard Melo)
Christopher L. Miller ... best boy grip
Chris Moore ... grip
Phindile Mzimni ... sparks: South Africa
Dumi Ndumiso Ninela ... grip assistant: South Africa
Gideon Pretorius ... best boy lights: South Africa
Jacob Ross ... key rigging grip
Zachary Saville ... best boy rigging grip
Steven Serna ... grip
Gregory Souris ... best boy rigging electrician
Christiaan Van Wyk ... data wrangler: South Africa
Adi Visser ... steadicam operator: South Africa
Kelly Walsh ... still photographer: South Africa
Joshua Robert Warren ... electrician (as Joshua R. Warren)
Oliver Wilter ... gaffer: South Africa
Jay W. Yowler ... gaffer
Christopher A. Zwirner ... rigging gaffer (as Christopher Zwirner)
Nolan Aldridge ... electrician (uncredited)
Alfeo Dixon ... camera operator: "a" camera (uncredited)
Jake Funk ... grip (uncredited)
Bob Gorelick ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Patrick King ... electrician (uncredited)
Mike Laird ... rigging electric (uncredited)
Bobb Lovett ... rigging electric (uncredited)
Glenn Ortman ... best boy rigging electric (uncredited)
Jason Prince ... electrician (uncredited)
Gregory Still ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jamie Lynn Catrett ... extras casting
Rita Harrell ... casting consultant: Atlanta
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Jen Kelley ... casting consultant: Atlanta
Margie Kiundi ... casting consultant: Kenya
Heather Laird ... casting consultant: Kansas City
Moonyeenn Lee ... casting consultant: South Africa
Kara Lipson ... casting associate
Rose Locke ... extras casting
Kirsty McGregor ... casting consultant: Australia
Jessica Ronane ... casting consultant: London

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Myra N. Foy ... costumer (as Myra Foy)
K. Drew Fuller ... costume supervisor
Linda Gruskin ... costume buyer
Keith Hudson ... ager/dyer
Aliyah Kirkland ... costumer (as Aliyah Baynes)
Keith G. Lewis ... assistant costume designer
Thabisa Mkonto ... wardrobe assistant: South Africa
Les Morgan ... costume production assistant
Lynn Paulsen ... stand-by wardrobe: South Africa
Michael Saal ... key ager/dyer: South Africa
Philip Stapelberg ... costume supervisor: South Africa
Morne Van Greeunen ... costume buyer: South Africa (as Morne Van Greunen) / costume manufacturer: South Africa (as Morne Van Greunen)
Oona Van Jaarsveld ... stand-by wardrobe: South Africa (as Oona Mari Van Jaarsveld)
Dina Dominguez ... additional set costumer: los angeles crew (uncredited)
Shayne Allen Duhon ... set costumer (uncredited)
Shane Garner ... textile artist (uncredited)
Allison Graziano ... set costumer (uncredited)
Katrina Mastrolia ... costume supervisor: Los Angeles crew (uncredited)

Location Management

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Peter Currey ... location manager: South Africa
John Findley ... location manager (as John H. Findley III)
Daniel F. Green ... assistant location manager (as Daniel Green)
Joshua Jones ... location production assistant
Ben McIver ... assistant location manager
Fanie Muntz ... location assistant: South Africa
Rob Pittard ... location production assistant (as Robert Pittard) / location production assistant
Thomas Wohlford ... assistant location manager (as Thomas C. Wohlfoird)
Melanie Manning ... location scout (uncredited)
Karen Marie Mason ... locations scout (uncredited)
Caroline Nightbird ... locations scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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François Arbour ... musi sound engineer / music mixer
Marie-Michèle Beausoliel ... musician: orchestra
Josianne Bell ... musician: orchestra
Christine Bergren ... music legal services
Alba Chamberland ... musician: chorister
Yannick Chénevert ... musician: orchestra
Guido Del Fabbro ... musician: orchestra (as Guido Del Fabro)
Mathieu Dulong ... music sound engineer
Alexis Dumais ... musician: orchestra
Zoé Grandvoinnet ... musician: chorister
Nikki Hanchet ... musician: chorister
Sheila Hannigan ... musician: orchestra
Richard Haworth ... musician: orchestra (as Rick Haworth)
Sasha Knox ... musician: chorister
Marie-Jeanne Lamontagne ... musician: chorister
Kattam Laraki-Côté ... musician: orchestra
Martin Leon ... arranger (as Martin Léon)
Jean-Denis Levasseur ... musician: orchestra
Emma Loerick ... musician: chorister
Hans Longpré ... musician: orchestra
Zanca Loredana ... musician: orchestra
Élaine Marcil ... musician: orchestra
Skye Miechkota ... musician: chorister
Céleste Morrow ... musician: chorister
Annie Parent ... musician: orchestra
Juliette Roscanu ... musician: chorister
Luc Sicard ... music assistant
Marie Sirad-Blouin ... musician: chorister
Alice Taillefer ... musician: chorister
Mélanie Vaugeois ... musician: orchestra
Jonathan Watkins ... music clearances: Ernest Entertainment / music supervisor
Terry Wilson ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Julie Pitkanen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tony Abbruzzese ... driver (as Anthony Abbruzzese)
Karen Chang Ambrose ... transportation dispatcher (as Karen K. Chang)
Rodney Autrey ... driver
Jim Babbidge ... driver
Connie Biles ... driver
Denny Caira ... transportation coordinator
Mack Chapman ... driver
Unathi Claassen ... driver: South Africa (as Unathi Classen)
Charles Claborn ... driver (as Charles A. Claborn)
Mark Corley ... driver
Brian Delahanty ... driver
Remy Djieutcheu ... driver (as Reny Djieutcheu)
Paddy Ellis ... action vehicle coordinator: South Africa
Billy Joe Evans ... driver (as Billy 'Mudcat' Evans)
Rushdi Fisher ... driver: South Africa
Wayne 'Cowboy' Fountain ... driver (as Wayne Fountain)
Wallace Frick ... transportation captain (as Wally Frick)
William Gillespie ... driver (as Billy Gillespie)
Tony Greasley ... driver
Forrest Hardeman ... driver
Larry E. Henderson ... driver (as Larry Henderson)
Joe Kirkland ... driver (as Joe N. Kirkland)
Michael Kovanich ... driver
Nathan Mack ... driver
Clifton McSwain ... driver
Phil J. Minsky ... driver
Kenny Naaido ... transportation captain: South Africa (as Kenny Naidoo)
Cindi Randall ... transportation captain (as Cindi L. Randall)
Brad Saunders ... transportation manager: South Africa
Barry Phillip Simmons ... driver
Steve Sorkin ... driver
Dennis M. Steere ... driver (as Dennis Steere)
Craig Vogel ... dot compliance administrator
Eddie Watts ... driver
Darrell Wilder ... driver
Arthur C. Chesser ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Erin Abrahams ... accounts assistant: South Africa (as Erin Cloete)
Jacob Kuol Alier ... translator/language coach: Dinka
Gabrielle Allen ... marketing and promotion
William Eric Anderson ... stand-in
Hugh Barrett ... production accountant: South Africa
Rachel Bati ... assistant: Ms. Witherspoon
Paul Bednarz ... medic
Stephanie Beman ... craft service
Elisa Carlson ... dialect coach
Declan Cassidy ... set production assistant: South Africa
Sasha Chanoff ... technical adviser: refugee camp
Thomas Cobb ... title designer: main titles
Wendy Cohen ... production resources
Luke Cornell ... animal wrangler: South Africa
Mackenzie Crutcher ... assistant: Mr. Sherwood (as Mackenzie Peykov)
Jarrod Daniel ... office production assistant
Alexandre Dauman ... assistant: Mr. Roth
Kathryn Foster ... acting coach
Jimmy Fraser ... marine coordinator: South Africa (as Jim Fraser)
Siraj Fredericks ... set production assistant: South Africa
Jacob D. Garrison ... set production assistant (as Jacob Garrison)
Namratha Prasad George ... office production assistant
Carolyn Gross ... assistant: Ms. Witherspoon, Atlanta
Demian Hauptle ... assistant production coordinator: South Africa
Jeannette Hill ... Senior VP: Business & Legal Affairs
Elizabeth Himelstein ... dialect coach
Lieve Jansen ... completion guarantor
André Jaques ... marine crew
Katye Kalivoda ... set production assistant
Tim Kilshaw ... armorer: South Africa
Scottie Knollin ... production assistant
Michael Kuzenka ... set production assistant
David Linck ... unit publicist
Britney Lozano ... craft service assistant
Jamie MacDonald ... office production assistant
John Malakoff ... director of production travel: ALTOUR travel
Alex Moffat ... production assistant: South Africa
Lucas Moore ... studio teacher (as Lucas Moore D'Ulasy)
Diamond D. Morgan ... travel coordinator
James Muringani ... production coordinator: South Africa
Marc Murray ... animal wrangler: South Africa
James Newmyer ... set production assistant: South Africa
Honest Ngondo ... production secretary: South Africa
Joseph Norton ... swim coach
Rob Overbeck ... production coordinator
Brian Parker ... set production assistant
Mandy Raubenheimer ... first assistant accountant: South Africa
Allison Rayne ... vice president of development: Black Label Media
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds ... lead animal wrangler: South Africa (as Sled Reynolds)
Donovan Roestorff ... medic: South Africa
Dezi Rorich ... publicist: South Africa
Marvin Saven ... chief financial officer: Moonlighting Films, South Africa
Jon Schumacher ... development executive: Black Label Media
Andile Sinqoto ... set production assistant: South Africa
John Smart ... clearances
Bradley Smith ... medic: South Africa
Kimberly S. Smith ... accounting assistant
Remington Steele ... craft service assistant
Andrus Strauss ... unit assistant: South Africa
Robert Strydom ... production assistant: South Africa
Katie Taylor ... assistant: Ms. Nagle
Kishawnna Terry ... assistant accountant
Dwayne Titus ... set production assistant: South Africa
Jack Tutt ... set production assistant
J.P. van der Merwe ... extras coordinator: South Africa (as JP van der Merwe)
Wouter Van Schalwyk ... unit assistant: South Africa
Johan Vermeulen ... base camp manager: South Africa
Olivier Wagener ... accounts assistant: South Africa
Bob Weber ... post-production accountant
Stephanie Wescott ... payroll accountant
Rebecca White ... accountant (as Rebecca Glew)
Susan Wiehan ... teacher: South Africa (as Susan Wiehahn)
Luke Wilkinson ... set captain: South Africa
Som Aidoo ... stand-in: Emmanuel Jal (uncredited)
William Anderson ... stand-in (uncredited)
Phil Autelitano ... product placement (uncredited)
Sarah Reagin Clemmensen ... stand-in: Reese Witherspoon (uncredited)
Andrew David Coleman ... completion bond representative (uncredited)
Netania Cortell ... above the line assistant (uncredited)
Adam Hamilton ... stand-in (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker ... completion bond representative (uncredited)
Stella L. Holmes ... production secretary (uncredited)
Consolata Karani ... production coordinator: Kenya (uncredited)
Mary E. Martin ... craft service assistant (uncredited)
Christopher McDougal ... medic (uncredited)
Dante Russo ... production assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Andrea Smith ... global director of motion picture logistics: Altour Travel (uncredited)
Michael C. Smith ... chief security coordinator (uncredited) / police coordinator (uncredited)
Tyler Smith ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Shannon Williams ... rigging medic (uncredited)
Winnie Wong ... insurance (uncredited)
Dawn Young-McDaniel ... production assistant and Standin: Sarah Baker, Reese Witherspoon (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jacob Kuol Alier ... special thanks
Guy Avognon ... special thanks
Kuol Maagu Awan ... special thanks (as Kuol Awan)
Daniel Chagal ... special thanks
Rob Christensen ... special thanks
Wendy Christiansen ... special thanks
Paul Chuol ... special thanks
Marc Cimino ... special thanks
Susan M. Collins ... special thanks (as U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins)
Alphonsion Deng ... special thanks
Flora Peter Deng ... special thanks
Jany Deng ... special thanks
Ger Duany ... special thanks
Martin Falardeau ... special thanks
Cari Flammia ... special thanks
Tania Campbell Golding ... special thanks (as Tania Campbell-Golding)
Amy Hughes ... special thanks
Emmanuel Jal ... special thanks
Kang JJ ... special thanks
Joseph Jok ... special thanks
Josh Kaestner ... special thanks
Dora M. Komura ... the producers wish to thank
Robert Kraft ... special thanks
Peter Barach Kuany ... special thanks
David Madsen ... special thanks (as Pastor David Madsen)
Draggan Mihailovich ... special thanks
Nathaniel Nyok ... special thanks
John Prendergast ... special thanks
Ryan Press ... special thanks
Samira Qureshi ... special thanks
Jeffrey Savage ... special thanks
Monyroor Teng ... special thanks
Peter Thea ... special thanks
Jim Thompson ... special thanks
Kadi Tierney ... special thanks
Chuol Tut ... special thanks
George Vasilos ... special thanks
Ann Wheat ... special thanks

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Four Sudanese children orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War make an arduous, 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 make a new life in Kansas City. Together, these young men must adjust to an alien culture as the emotional baggage of their past haunts them. However, these newcomers and their new friends, like employment counselor Carrie Davis, strive to understand one another in this new home as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that will change all their lives. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le beau mensonge (Canada, French title)
  • The Good Lie - Der Preis der Freiheit (Germany)
  • La buena mentira (Spain)
  • W dobrej wierze (Poland)
  • O minciuna necesara (Romania)
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  • 110 min
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Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)

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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Reese Witherspoon Performances (2017). See more »
Soundtracks Thon Ci Ben e Nyoth De Gem See more »
Quotes Young Jeremiah: Some of these people have no color.
Young Mamere: Because they are born without skin.
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