The Good Lie

Year:

2014

Duration:

110 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Philippe Falardeau

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: Kenya

Release Date: 2014-10-02

Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Opening Weekend: $841,422 (USA) (5 October 2014)

Gross: $841,422 (USA) (5 October 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mike Pniewski

Travis Smith

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

Kon Akoue Auok

Young Daniel

Sibusisu Moyo

Young Simon

Antoine Wonder Kalambay

Boy (River of Children)

Elikana Jale

James

Afemo Omilami

Dr. Monyang

Michael H. Cole

Reverend Trutner (as Michael Cole)

Brian Kurlander

Frank

Jimi Kocina

Karl

Joshua Mikel

Dave

Thad Luckinbill

Matt

Vince Pisani

INS Boston

Kimberly Banta

INS Kansas City

Sharon Conley

Erin Sullivan

Raj Kala

Man in English Class

Parisa Johnston

Sari Woman in English Class

Heather Lyda

Homeless Woman

Maria Howell

INS Agent

Clifton Guterman

INS Clerk

Kenny Alfonso

Police Officer

Victor McCay

Reed

Jacob Kuol Alier

Fargo Boy

Berglind Jonsdottir

Swedish Official

Dhan Kueth

Majok

Israel Makoe

Bracelet Soldier

Keith Woulard

Soldier

John Prendergast

Toby

Tiffany Jones

Refugee Worker

Nathaniel Ramabulana

U.N. Worker

Lavine Dimo

Guinea Worm Girl

Julia Ayiol

Village Mother

Sope Aluko

Processing Office Woman

Suehyla El-Attar

Immigration Official

Abena Ayivor

Immigration Official #2

Levi Burdick

INS Official

Lele Ledwaba

Food Worker

Mari Malek

Party Guest

Flora Peter Deng

Abital's Mother

Som Aidoo

Refugee (uncredited)

Grace Baine

Woman on Bus (uncredited)

Rick Brady

Man on Shoprider in airpoprt (uncredited)

Tim Campione

Parishioner (uncredited)

Frederick Carpenter

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Franco Castan

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

John Collier

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Nancy DeMars

Airport Traveller (uncredited)

Orlando Vargas Diaz

Limo Driver with Sign (uncredited)

Kaitlyn Ervin

Soldier's Girlfriend (uncredited)

John Fleischmann

INS Agent Standin (uncredited)

Miranda-Lynn Gartin

Social Worker (uncredited)

Jeff Matthew Glover

NY-NJ Port Authority Officer Munoz (uncredited)

Taylor Hall

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Christian Higgins

Soldier #1 (uncredited)

Andrew R. Kaplan

Church Member (uncredited)

Jeffrey Karantza

Kansas City Police Officer (uncredited)

Scott Ledbetter

Police Officer (uncredited)

Cara Mantella

Becky (uncredited)

McCarrie McCausland

South African Boy (uncredited)

Taylor McPherson

Car Driver

Ken Melde

Passenger #1 (uncredited)

Ravi Naidu

Professor (uncredited)

David Pascua

Parishioner (uncredited)

Melissa Diane Paul

Waitress Melissa (uncredited)

Mary Russell

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Sahlima

Najah (uncredited)

Richard Saxton

Professor (uncredited)

Alexia Stip

Airport Girl with Sign (uncredited)

Kelly Tippens

Chicken Pox Mom (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

'The Lost Boys of Sudan', the name given to the groups of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War, served as inspiration for the movie.

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Ger Duany is a Sudanese refugee himself who suffered as a child soldier before being granted asylum in the United States

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Emmanuel Jal, the actor who plays Paul, describes his real child-soldier atrocities in the Michael Portillo documentary "How Violent Are You" - part of the BBC's Horizon series.

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Goofs

When the refugees first arrive in Kansas City and mention needing to meet an escort by the baggage claim, they descend an escalator. MCI (Kansas City's primary airport) does not have a lower level baggage claim. The airport is three, single-level terminals all with various baggage claims on the same level.

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In the section of the movie where the refugees travel to the US, there is a scene that shows a Delta Aircraft (767-300ER) landing. The livery shown on the aircraft is the current livery used from 2008-present, also known as the "Upward and Onward" scheme, changed because of the merger with Northwest Airlines. The time that the refugees would have been traveling to the US is before the merger, so that livery should not have been used. The proper livery would be the either the "Colors in Motion" scheme, used from 2000 until the merger with Northwest Airlines, or the Ron Allen scheme, which was the livery used before 2000.

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Quotes

Title Card: In 1983, a brutal civil war broke out in Sudan between the North and the South over religion and resources, leaving villages destroyed by northern government armies and militia. Title Card: By 1987, thousands of orphaned children began to flee on foot across sub-Saharan Africa, walking as many as thousands of miles to Ethiopia and then Kenya. Thirteen years later, 3600 refugees would be relocated to the U.S.A. They were known simply as "The Lost Boys of Sudan." Title Card: This film is inspired by their story. 1 of 1 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [first lines] Aid Worker: Step up, please. Refugee: Don't forget us in America.