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In The Good Lie, Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon stars as a feisty American woman who helps a group of newly arrived Sudanese refugees settle into their new life in the US. Orphaned by the brutal Civil War in Sudan, Mamere, his sister Abital, and friends Jeremiah and Paul are brought to America in the humanitarian effort that would see 3600 lost boys and girls resettled in the USA. Carrie (Witherspoon) is contracted to secure them jobs. But deeply affected by their hopes, dreams and extraordinary resilience, she soon finds herself swept up in their struggle for a better life. The Good Lie is an inspiring story ofsurvival, triumph and compassion.

2015 · 1h 49m

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The Good Lie

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In The Good Lie, Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon stars as a feisty American woman who helps a group of newly arrived Sudanese refugees settle into their new life in the US. Orphaned by the brutal Civil War in Sudan, Mamere, his sister Abital, and friends Jeremiah and Paul are brought to America in the humanitarian effort that would see 3600 lost boys and girls resettled in the USA. Carrie (Witherspoon) is contracted to secure them jobs. But deeply affected by their hopes, dreams and extraordinary resilience, she soon finds herself swept up in their struggle for a better life. The Good Lie is an inspiring story ofsurvival, triumph and compassion.

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Studio
Entertainment One
Released
2015
Run Time
1 hr 49 min
Rated
M Mature themes and civil war violence.
Content Advisories
Drug References and/or Drug Use, Violence, Adult Themes
Regions of Origin
United States, Kenya, India, Canada, South Africa
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Original Audio
English
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English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)