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The Good Lie

Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.

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.

20141h 50mPG-13Drama

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About The Good Lie

Directors
Philippe Falardeau
Cast
Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Thad Luckinbill, Afemo Omilami
Genres
Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
India, Kenya, United States of America
Status
Released

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