Plot
Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas, where their encounter with employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 7.1/10 (178 voted)
Critic's Score: 63/100
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany
Storyline
Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas, where their encounter with employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
Cast: Reese Witherspoon -
Carrie
Arnold Oceng -
Mamere
Ger Duany -
Jeremiah
Emmanuel Jal -
Paul
Corey Stoll -
Jack
Kuoth Wiel -
Abital
Femi Oguns -
Theo
Sarah Baker -
Pamela
Lindsey Garrett -
Jenny
Peterdeng Mongok -
Young Mamere
Okwar Jale -
Young Theo
Thon Kueth -
Young Jeremiah
Deng Ajuet -
Young Paul
Keji Jale -
Young Abital
David Madingi -
Young Gabriel
Taglines:
Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
The Good Lie, it's a great movie about humanity and values. It's not a
documentary about the civil war in Sudan. The trailer is very
misguiding, letting the viewer thinking of a cliché' comedy which is
not. Nor it's an informative guide about the who and why of a civil
war. What I've found interesting, listening to the Q&A at the Tiff, is
that the writer took ten years to build this story mixing the life real
event of few Sudanese refugees. During the first part of the movie, I
was expecting more blood, more extreme violence. But then, the more the
movie was going, the more I understood that skipping graphic brutality
was a choice, and the whole product was becoming more poetic at moments
without losing that neorealism characteristic of Philippe Falardeau's
work. At times, I felt like when I was watching for the first time
Benigni's "Life is Beautiful" or the work of a modern De Sica. Acting
wise, Whiterspoon's work is great in this movie, realistic and never
overwhelming and so Corey Stoll does a great job.
But I was greatly pleased with the excellent performance of Arnold
Oceng, all the Sudanese actors in the movie, all former refugees, and
the stunning newbie Kuoth Wiel.
Overall, I'd suggest to bring your preteens to watch this movie: it
would set an example on how family and value should never be forgotten
no matter how hard life gets.
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