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Oct 3, 2014 · The drama, inspired by true events, recounts Sudan’s second civil war and the stories of a few of the thousands of children it orphaned and displaced, who became known as the “Lost Boys.”
During the Second Sudanese Civil War, siblings Mamere, Paul, Jeremiah, Theo, Daniel, and Abital escape after their families and village. After three months of walking in the wilderness, they join a group of refugees but have to leave after they are caught by enemy soldiers and many people are killed. After sleeping in the grassland, Mamere and ...
Oct 3, 2014 · Bullets are fired from a swooping helicopter, killing everyone save for several children. Related or not, they form a makeshift family and embark on a grueling 1,000-mile barefoot trek across punishing terrain where the threat of danger is around every bend.
Oct 2, 2014 · The boys in The Good Lie are fictional characters, but their story is not fictional. The story of Mamere (Oceng), Jeremiah (Duany), and Paul (Jal), along with Lost Girl sister, Abital (Wiel), is the true story of some 26,000 children from Bahr al Ghazal, Southern Sudan.
Oct 3, 2014 · Jessica Toomer. 5 min read. This true story of Sudanese refugees known as the ‘Lost Boys’ is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that will tug on your heart strings. There’s an African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
- Jessica Toomer
Nov 7, 2014 · With Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal. A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
Oct 17, 2014 · Emmanuel Jal stars in the movie "The Good Lie." His memoir "War Child: A Child Soldier's Story" tells of his life in South Sudan.
