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Four Sudanese children orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War make an arduous, 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 make a new life in Kansas City. Together, these young men must adjust to an alien culture as the emotional baggage of their past haunts them. However, these newcomers and their new friends, like employment counselor Carrie Davis, strive to understand one another in this new home as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that will change all their lives.
"The Good Lie" begins with a group of children living a happy, carefree life in Sudan until rebel forces massacre their village. The surviving children are forced to flee and do their best to stick together as they attempt to walk to Kenya. On their journey, they encounter other refugees and walk hundreds of miles in search of a refugee camp. During their journey, Theo, the eldest and chief, sacrifices himself to rebel soldiers by stating he is alone while his brothers and sister hide in the tall grass. The tattered group eventually ends up in Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya, where they are reunited with several children they knew before the attack. Ultimately, four of the siblings--Mamere, Jeremiah, Paul, and their sister Abital--are chosen to go to the United States. The three young men end up in Kansas City while Abital is separated from her family and placed with a host family in Boston. The movie depicts the young mens struggles acclimating to their new life, such as adjusting to a vastly-different culture, exposure to drugs, and worrying about dangerous animals. Employment-agency counselor Carrie Davis assists them with job placement, helps them search for their sister, and becomes their closest friend and supporter. Each is hired for a job fairly suited to his skills: Mamere wants to study to be a doctor, Jeremiah is extremely religious and ultimately works with a church, and Paul likes to build and works in a factory. Carrie tracks down their sister Abital and adopts her. Abital receives a letter from Theo informing her that he is at the refugee camp in Kenya. Mamere travels to confirm Theos identity and attempts to secure paperwork so he can travel back to the United States; as hes unsuccessful, he gives Theo his identity to travel to the U.S. while he stays behind to work at the refugee camp as a doctor.
Reese Witherspoon
Carrie
Arnold Oceng
Mamere
Ger Duany
Jeremiah
Emmanuel Jal
Paul
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Abital
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Theo
Sarah Baker
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