Written by margaret nagle best known for the fdr television biopic warm springs, the movie takes its title from an american literary classic, alluding to the good lies huckleberry finn tells. Yet when the good lie a story about the lost boys, the thousands of south sudanese who survived war and famine to come to the u. A sudanese refugee is taken in by a straighttalking american. Despite what its title suggests, there is actually a whole lot of truth in the good lie. The good lie focuses its attention on a group of refugees, three of them siblings, who are driven into exile by militias from northern sudan. The good lie, lost boys of sudan film shared by margaret nagle. The sudanese born refugee who now lives in des moines, iowa, and his iowaborn son, thon, have been cast in a movie called the good lie, starring actress reese witherspoon. The good lie official trailer 2014 reese witherspoon, lost boys. Movie set in kansas city tells the story of sudanese lost boys. Thats the story told in the new movie the good lie, which stars a brunette reese witherspoon as a. Based on reallife events, the drama depicts the journey of four orphaned sudanese refugees to escape. A lawsuit over the reese witherspoon film the good lie looks set to test the notion of who owns a persons life story.
Meet the reallife lost boys of sudan in the good lie. It was screened in the special presentations section of the 2014 toronto international film festival before being released on october 3, 2014. A group of sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the u. The good lies sudanese survivor actors revisit searing war horrors ger duanhy, left, arnold oceng, kuoth wiel and emmanuel jal star in the good lie. Reese witherspoon movie at centre of sudanese refugees lawsuit. The good lie tells story of sudanese christians who.
Reese witherspoon movie at centre of sudanese refugees. In big lawsuit, sudanese refugees claim being exploited in the good lie. Instead, the good lie honors its subject matter by devoting its first halfhour or so to events that unfold in sudan, starting with a sudden and brutal attack on a rural village. The good lie this reese witherspoon drama about the lost boys and girls of sudan is earnest to a fault, but you wont leave unmoved.
Rent the good lie 2014 starring reese witherspoon and corey stoll on dvd and bluray. One of the reasons the drama the good lie is so compelling leans on a sofa at the four seasons hotel in downtown denver his back to the hotel suites swank living room, south sudanese. It might sound like a softsoap proposition, but philippe falardeaus drama starring witherspoon as a counsellor to sudans lost boys is. The good lie may go a little off the deep end with the fish out of water humor, but it succeeds at being a emotional and effective drama with great performances from the entire cast. Wiel was born in a refugee camp, and lost her father in the sudanese civil war. The good lie official trailer 2014 reese witherspoon, lost boys of sudan drama movie hd a sudanese refugee is taken in by a straighttalking american woman in their new home in. Expertly wrought cultureshock stuff dont write off reese witherspoons new sudanese refugee drama as a mawkish, liberal hollywood vanity project its much more than. In big lawsuit, sudanese refugees claim being exploited in.
Orphaned by the brutal civil war in sudan that began in 1983. This movie shows the triumph of human spirit, especially of children, who are forced to leave their homes in sudan due to murderous attacks on their villages. Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in good lie. Bringing the real story of the lost boys to the screen in the good lie, sudanese actors relive their harrowing experiences to heal and to raise awareness. Sudanese actor kuoth wiel appears in the good lie, which tells the story of the sudanese lost boys.
The good lie treads close to sudanese refugee life. The good lie is a 2014 american drama film written by margaret nagle and directed by. Based on the true stories of thousands of children orphaned by the brutal civil war in sudan that began in 1983, the good lie is a powerful, uplifting movie about family, love, faith, survival. From left, emmanuel jal, ger duany and arnold oceng, as refugees from southern sudan, with reese witherspoon in the good lie. The spunky, cutesypie gogetter embodied by reese witherspoon in the legally blonde movies. Working with true sudanese lost boys, the difficulty of getting the film made, and the. Thirteen years later, 3600 refugees would be relocated to the u. The good lie begins with a group of children in sudan living a happy, carefree life until rebel forces massacre their village. The good lie official trailer 2014 reese witherspoon. The good lie is a 2014 american drama film written by margaret nagle and directed by philippe falardeau. The surviving children are forced to flee and do their best to stick together as they attempt to walk to kenya. The good lie, starring reese witherspoon and produced by notables like ron howard and brian grazer.
The good lie tells story of sudanese christians who became lost boys 11. Actors emmanuel jal and ger duany tell the truth about. Reese witherspoon stars in the good lie, in theaters october 3rd. The good lie came out, the socalled contributing lost boys recognized their stories on screen, and now comes the lawsuit against the producers with. Sudanese refugees copyright suit against movie makers survives motion to dismiss. The good lie, a drama about sudanese refugees, aims for. In the good lie, sudanese refugees adjust to america. Keuth is a sudanese born refugee and his son thon has a role in the upcoming movie the good lie, a movie based on the story of a young boy in sudan. Filmed in atlanta, georgia and south africa, the film stars reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, corey stoll, and sarah baker. An estimated 3,600 sudanese orphans were permitted to immigrate to the usa, and the good lie tells a fictionalized tale of six of them who endured.
Ron howards the good lie at center of exploitation. The outcome isnt exactly awful, but the movie s biggest mistake is telling the wrong story about the wrong hero. Behind the scenes with the sudanese stars of the good lie. In the good lie, sudanese refugees adjust to america the new. The good lie tells the story of a group of sudanese refugees who come to the u. Academy award winner reese witherspoon stars alongside sudanese actors arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, and newcomer. Rent the good lie 2014 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The good lie follows four refugees played by arnold oceng, 28, ger duany, 35, emmanuel jal, 34, and kuoth wiel, 25 as they flee soldiers, walk hundreds of miles to a refugee camp and eventually. The good lie has ties to louisville courierjournal. The good lie official trailer 2014 reese witherspoon, lost boys of sudan. Reese witherspoon may be the most famous face in the good lie, but the films real stars are the actors who play the four sudanese immigrants at the heart of the story. With reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal.
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