A young man and three friends won a lottery. They decided to resettle in the United States after the civil war in Sudan. First time entering the modern world, they met an American woman who was tasked to help them find jobs. However, he was not only young people grappling with new life to adapt, but he also abandoned his brother.
20 April 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 August 1977, Verona, Italy
14 May 1979, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
27 November 1966, Tampa, Florida, USA
24 April 1975, Enid, Oklahoma, USA
March 12, 2016
A credible, engaging and beautiful moral drama that is unusually smart for a Hollywood studio picture.
October 16, 2014
A well-told tale that illuminates the experiences of the 20,000 "lost boys" (and girls) of Sudan, with such grace, insight and humor, it can be forgiven a few simplifying liberties taken in the name of moving the narrative along.
October 16, 2014
If a moviegoer can't cry for the great tragedy of these Sudanese children, and be touched by their small victories, then who on earth deserves our tears and cheers?
October 26, 2014
There's a sense that The Good Lie wants to say something profound but the message is as muddled as its delineation of history is.
October 15, 2014
If a measure of tasteful restraint is detectable, it serves at least to allow for the depiction of human emotion instead of the market-driven blandification of history.
April 25, 2015
A Unesco educational resource cast in the style of an unreconstructed 1970s sitcom.
April 24, 2015
The bond between Carrie and these "lost boys" makes for a sincere, simplistic and poignant tale.
April 26, 2015
Strong performances from Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany and Emmanuel Jal ensure that the characters of Mamere, Jeremiah and Paul are never reduced to "exotic" victimhood.
March 01, 2016
This is humble and subtle filmmaking and is a must watch.
October 23, 2014
The main characters are played by actual refugees-two of whom were child soldiers-and their uninflected, authoritative performances compensate for the feel-good simplifications of Margaret Nagle's script.
October 03, 2014
It's often earnest to a fault and fearful of its deeper, darker implications. Still, you won't leave The Good Lie unmoved. Its heart really is in the right place,
