The Good Lie Review

is a 2014 drama directed by Philippe Falardeau that tells the harrowing yet hopeful story of "The Lost Boys of Sudan"—orphans displaced by the Second Sudanese Civil War who eventually resettle in the United States. While marketed with Reese Witherspoon as the lead, the film's core focus is on the Sudanese refugees, played by actors who were themselves former child refugees or soldiers. Plot Overview