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The Good Lie

The Good Lie

Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.

20147.41h 50m

Overview

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.

Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written by Margaret Nagle
Produced by Brian Grazer, Thad Luckinbill, Ron Howard
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $3.4M

Top Cast

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Carrie Davis

Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll

Jack

Arnold Oceng

Arnold Oceng

Mamere

Ger Duany

Ger Duany

Jeremiah

Thad Luckinbill

Thad Luckinbill

Matt

Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Dr. Monyang

Sarah Baker

Sarah Baker

Pamela Lowi

Joshua Mikel

Joshua Mikel

Dave

Mike Pniewski

Mike Pniewski

Nick Costas

Lindsey Garrett

Lindsey Garrett

Jenny

Themes & Keywords

refugeekansas, usasudanese

About The Good Lie

The Good Lie is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of refugee, kansas, usa, sudanese. Directed by Philippe Falardeau, it stars Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Arnold Oceng. 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.

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