John Bul Dau, Panther Bior, Daniel Abul Pach, Nicole Kidman
Three young men leave behind a land in chaos to find new lives in a thoroughly different culture in this documentary. As the African nation of Sudan fell into political disarray near the dawn of the 2... read more 
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April 16, 2012Sudanese refugees adjust to life in America in this documentary.
What was most interesting to me was how starkly this film depicts Maslow's hierarchy of needs. After the "Lost Boys" move to America, out of the squalid camp they grew up in, they quickly ascended Maslow'... read more -
August 2, 2010the so-called 'lost boys' were forced to flee their homes in southern sudan under sentence of death during the civil war there. after seeing their relatives killed and their friends die, after 10 years of wandering and refugee camps, some were relocated to the united states. th... read more
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January 11, 2008A Great Film, Having spent most of my life outside the United States, I could somwhat relate to how these guys felt. I remember having been outside the US for 9 years and coming back and going to a grocery store (Publix) and seeing all the choices. To many people here in the Us d... read more
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April 23, 2011fb1514635218Engaging and insightful look in to our culture from people who have only the tiniest possible inkling of what they might be getting into.
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October 4, 2008This was an excellent documentary. The footage of the lost boys making their way to refugee camps along with their stories, in their own words, was devastating. It really makes you think how much we, as an industrialized nation, have and take for granted and don't even think abou... read more
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November 10, 2007Great documentary of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Touching and emotional as well as moving. The story is catching and keeps you intriguied throughout the entire movie.
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May 23, 2012Probably the best documentary that could ever be made about the Lost Boys of Sudan. It captures the absurdities, joys, and pains of being an adolescent Sudanese suddenly marooned in America, never in a grating "Oh, look at those winsome foreigners" way (although it does have some... read more
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April 17, 2012fb68600877Really fascinating documentary with some light moments here and there, but it's mostly dark. The documentary focuses on three very different young men who are all very strong characters, and they are really the heart of what the film is about. They did a good job of presenting th... read more
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December 19, 2011A very touching, inspiring documentary chronicling the lives of Sudanese refugees in USA. The great thing about the movie is the scope of time and dedication needed to make it happen: over several years in two different continents..
Critic Reviews
April 7, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
March 29, 2007
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The film is not a pity party, it's a story of resilient people bearing up under conditions few of us could imagine. Full Review
March 9, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Not as good, nor as complex, as The Lost Boys, but that doesn't make the story of mass annihilation, sprawling refugee camps, the generosity of Americans, and the resilience of a handful of Sudanese s...
February 22, 2007
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
There's no way to not like [John] Dau. Or for that matter, God Grew Tired of Us. Full Review
February 16, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Their journey isn't over -- many in Africa still desperately need help -- but the hope and opportunities America offers are a grand place to start. Full Review
February 2, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
This moving documentary by Christopher Quinn vividly contrasts the material hunger of the third world (on the plane trip over the men devour the condiments included with their airline meal) and the sp... Full Review
January 20, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A documentary to make you proud of what America offers to the rest of the world and worried that it can't keep its promises. Full Review
January 19, 2007
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Three Sudanese men struggle to adjust to life in the United States -- from their perspective, a very strange place -- in this affecting and well-made culture-shock documentary. Full Review
January 18, 2007
Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While it is emotionally and spiritually satisfying, its optimistic point of view avoids harder truths it might have explored. Full Review
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