The Good Lie
The Good Lie

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Four Sudanese children are orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War. Consequently, they make an arduous and 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 to make a new life in Kansas City. Togethe... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Good Lie:

Reese Witherspoon
Corey Stoll
Arnold Oceng
Ger Duany
Thad Luckinbill
Afemo Omilami

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Four Sudanese children are orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War. Consequently, they make an arduous and 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 to make a new life in Kansas City. Together, these young men must adjust to an alien culture even as the emotional baggage of their past haunts them. However, these newcomers, and their new friends like employment counselor Carrie Davis, strive to understand each other in this new home, as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that will change all their lives.

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WORLD - 10/10 by Megan BashamWithin it you can see the misty outline of the great movie it could have been if only the producers had possessed the courage (or possibly the studio backing) to forgo the lure of an A-list headliner.
Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Richard RoeperWhile The Good Lie certainly doesn’t shy away from scenes designed to make us shake our heads at man’s inhumanity to man and scenes designed to make us dab at our eyes, it’s the kind of movie that earns those moments.
NPR - 9/10 by Ella TaylorA big, eager puppy of an issue movie that plants its paws on your chest and licks away at your cheek in eager expectation of praise.
Schmoes Know - 9/10 by Mark EllisIt never shies away from the horrors of war-torn parts of Africa, yet it is also able to deftly change gears to have a sense of humor and keep us engaged throughout this emotional whirlwind.
Observer - 9/10 by Rex ReedThe heart of the film derives from the fact that the more they all get to know each other, the more they all mature and their differences blend. The title comes from a lesson in Huckleberry Finn—that a lie is good if it helps others, the way Huck lied to save Jim from the slave traders.
Schmoes Know - 8/10 by Kristian HarloffThe most powerful scenes might be the gut-wrenching trek the Sudan people must make in search of a safer land than their war-torn home, and it adds a depth that separates "The Good Lie" from most other cinematic experiences.
Digital Spy - 8/10 by Stella PapamichaelYou cannot fail to be moved by this story of young Sudanese refugees - and not just to tears either.
The List - 8/10 by Angie ErrigoThe Good Lie is an honest, honourable film at which there is no shame in shedding tears.
Aisle Seat - 8/10 by Mike McGranaghanA fascinating look at what happened to many Sudanese refugees, but also at how people who come from underprivileged parts of the world experience the United States.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by Ben SachsThe 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.

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