

The Good Lie
2014-09-10 · 110 min · ★ 7.5
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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- Directors
- Philippe Falardeau
- Production companies
- Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media, Blue Sky Africa, Reliance Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment
- Countries
- India, Kenya, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 3,396,345
Top Cast
Reese WitherspoonCarrie Davis
Corey StollJack
Arnold OcengMamere
Ger DuanyJeremiah
Thad LuckinbillMatt
Afemo OmilamiDr. Monyang
Sarah BakerPamela Lowi
Joshua MikelDave
Mike PniewskiNick Costas
Lindsey GarrettJenny
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