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The Good Lie
Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
- Original title
- The Good Lie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $3,396,345
Reno
Apr 8, 2015 · via TMDB
Migration is the part of life for birds and animals for millions of years. For the different season, to be in the different places, away from harsh nature is to comforts from any severeness. Still happening in greater number everywhere except humans who thought enough is enough, let's stay and face the challenges. Wow, that's awesome, the civilization was born. So those who stayed in the different places, formed different race, different culture and language with borders around. All kinds of people (religious) have to live together, if something goes wrong between them, the weaker must retreat, but to where? I have to mention all these, because to remind ourselves how far we'd come. Today to travel to another continent you've to pass so many formalities like visa, passport, security check, background check, check-up for latest fast spreading disease, body scans for smuggling, purpose of visit etc. It is better to turn into a bird and fly away than going through all this. That's why I am not a nationalist and call myself the citizen of planet Earth, which put me on debate with guys around on the several occasions. Okay. The movie was inspired by 'Lost Boys of Sudan'. The true story of four young Sudanese, after their elders were killed in the attack of their village they team up to escape. Henceforth living in the refugee camp in Kenya, looking for an opportunity for a better life. It lands, but struggle continues as to adapt the new place and finding the right employment. The journey from nowhere to the land of dream, but they had no dream at all, all they wanted was a normal life anywhere peacefully. On the other end, the rules and regulations begin to haunt them, which they were not used to it. > ‘‘We found strength in sticking together > But our hope of ever leaving was fading.’’ Definitely an inspiring story. For the meaning of the title, you have to wait until the last minute. Because all the great stories told in the history began or ends with the great sacrifice. That was a touching scene, I just imagined, in reality, how tough it would have been. You probably don't understand what I'm saying, but I'm trying to keep spoiler away. We had seen the similar theme from another angle in Gerard Butler starer 'Machine Gun Preacher'. Yep, about the same war, but set in a different place. The main difference is this movie is not a heroic tale like that where a white man fights for the innocent Africans. You know there are about 20.000 boys and girls orphaned and displaced during the civil war that lasted for nearly 25 years. The writer had to pick just one from the thousands of stories. So that's how 'The Good Lie' came, a story of complete integrity. From the filmmaker of Oscar nominated foreign movie 'Monsieur Lazhar'. One of my favourites from Canada. I loved all his previous films, so the expectation for this was same as always. It partially feels like a docudrama, but it was not. Leaping into Hollywood did not change his style of film making. He turned into an American movie in which something lacks today, reality and honesty with dynamic story than its characters. Reese Witherspoon's presence did not affect either, the narration was neutral from the perspective of character preference. In fact, Reese Witherspoon's existence helped to put some familiar face on the posters. Especially for the marketing purpose for the wide release, other than the film festivals. So this movie definitely is to go for it, only if you're not seeking entertainment. 8.5/10
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Reese Witherspoon
Carrie Davis
Corey Stoll
Jack
Arnold Oceng
Mamere
Ger Duany
Jeremiah
Thad Luckinbill
Matt
Afemo Omilami
Dr. Monyang
Sarah Baker
Pamela Lowi
Joshua Mikel
Dave
Mike Pniewski
Nick Costas
Lindsey Garrett
Jenny
Maria Howell
INS Agent
Michael H. Cole
Reverend Trutner
Brian Kurlander
Frank
Vince Pisani
INS Boston
Kimberly Banta
INS Kansas City
Sharon Conley
Erin Sullivan
Kenny Alfonso
Police Officer
Victor McCay
Reed
Israel Makoe
Bracelet Soldier
Nathaniel Ramabulana
U.N. Worker
Sope Aluko
Processing Office Woman
Suehyla El-Attar Young
Immigration Official
Abena Ayivor
Immigration Official #2
Lele Ledwaba
Food Worker
Cara Mantella
Becky
Richard Saxton
Professor (uncredited)
Ravi Naidu
Professor (uncredited)
Ronald Plante
Director of Photography
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Costume Design
Eugene Collier
Stunt Double
Jay Pearson
Stunt Double
Philippe Falardeau
Director
Jeffrey Silver
Co-Producer
Andrew A. Kosove
Executive Producer
Broderick Johnson
Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar
Executive Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr
Producer
Ron Howard
Producer
Thad Luckinbill
Producer
Trent Luckinbill
Producer
Martin Léon
Original Music Composer
Margaret Nagle
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Julian Assange: Silenced
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Unwanted
One More Brother
All That's Left of You
Paper Moon
Dances with Wolves
Sekuritas
The Noose
Dogville
Hotel Rwanda
Mysterious Skin
Turtles Can Fly
Splendor in the Grass
The Swimmers
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God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore
Welcome
Curveball
Sarah, Plain and Tall
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In Another Life
Capote
Tears of the Sun
Fortuna
I Was a Stranger
The Day After
Night Shapes
Parvaneh
Tigerland
Salvation Has No Name
The Secret
The New Country
Infamous
Buck and the Preacher
Sweetness in the Belly
All Saints
Silent Night
The Boat Is Full
Hidden Children
Sounds of Sand
Zawal
Jacir
The Boy of The Fish
Mo
Death of a Scoundrel
Code Name Jenny
Blood Alley
The Gypsy Moths
Leap of Faith
Twister
Loving Glances
Any Day Now
Dreamers
The Crossing I
No Hard Feelings
Up at the Villa
The Woman with a Broken Nose
Break-Out to the Unknown
Mary White
Leaps and Bounds
The Lawyer
Porcelain
The Long Spring
Newspaper News
Maysa
Hide and Seek
Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man
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The Ambassador's Wife
Locked In
Destruction of Silence
Link
That Which Once Was
Aporia
Thai Nilam
Down Below
The City of Dried Fountains
Paris, Texas
The Book Thief
Richard Jewell
The Best of Enemies
Mr. Church
Remember
Elmer Gantry
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Argo
Hud
The Old Oak
Eleanor the Great
I Am David
The Boy in the Woods
The Day After
Tigertail
All Together Now
Adopt a Highway
The Parts You Lose
The Giver
Nothing Personal
Rancho Notorious
My Neighbor Adolf
Skin
My Dinner with Hervé
The River
Sweetness in the Belly
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Fast Girls
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