LynneParks I must have been watching another film apart from everyone else because this is terrible. This film offers a "feel good" vibe meant to make us go, "good for them!". But in reality this war was brutal and went unattended for years by so many countries. Then you make a movie about the few who survived, never to see their home again. Feel good? They were brought to the U.S. and exploited, it is on screen for all to see! Also the freaking condescension is brutal to watch. "This is ice, it is frozen water!" Give me a break. This film is worse than the standard white Savior B.S. this is a self righteous, depressing, look what we did, pat yourselves on the back and shed a few tears B.S. But hey they made it to America, forget the millions of others who didn't even make it out of Sudan or the sorry state it is currently in now, and let us keep patting ourselves on the back.

Arashpit A movie to remember. This movie is a unique movie in terms of depicting:1. Death is not just a concept! 2. How children in Africa are feeling it early on. 3. Makes good contrast with western world 4. Reminder that America and most American people are a sympathetic and awesome nation.It has probably not received the attention it deserves, because of budget restriction, and the lack of population's attention catcher!! but still a great movie. Nicely and realistically played by actors and actress, with smart dialogues, contrasting western world and third world. Highly recommended.

kosmasp Having priorities is one thing, not questioning things and taking them for granted something different. And it's not like you're bad if you don't think about things. It's just the way it is. That's why an outside "perspective" sometimes is helpful (and hurtful, depending on the situation and your willingness to empathize for others of course) to re-evaluate things.Why am I writing this here? Because people who're not getting things we have accepted as normal, will question things we're doing. They may seem logical (market wise and financial wise), but will seem incredible crazy to others. But it's not just here to tell that story. It's actually a movie about people trying to get a new/fresh start away from home and the trials and stipulations they have to overcome. Based on real life this will either catch and grip you or might be something you don't want/like to watch. It's definitely done in a great way, with more than solid performances

gradyharp Intelligently based on a concept from HUCKLEBERRY FINN – that a lie is OK to tell if it saves someone (the book reference it is Huck telling a lie about Jim to save him), this film could not be more timely suited for release on DVD, video, or even in a re-release in the theaters, so critical are racial issues/conflicts at this time. If more people could experience the beauty in the spirit of the Lost Boys of Sudan there would likely be a stronger push toward putting an end to racially motivated killings that spread across the media daily.The film takes place in Africa first, during the Sudanese civil wars of the 1980s. In a horrifyingly realistic fashion we observe the massacre in Sudan. Four Sudanese children are orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese Civil War. Consequently, they make an arduous and dangerous trek through the plains, enduring hardship, death and sacrifice until they reach safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Years later, these youths are among 3600 selected for resettlement in America, only to have the one girl among them sent to Boston, while the three boys must to make a new life in Kansas City, Missouri. Together, these young men must adjust to an alien culture even as the emotional baggage of their past haunts them. However, these newcomers, and their new friends like employment counselor Carrie Davis (Reese Witherspoon in a role even better than her Oscar role in WILD), strive to understand each other in this new home, as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that will change all their lives. The staggeringly beautiful manner n which these young people honor every one they meet with manners that many of us are beginning to see as a lost art along with their faith and perseverance in the face of physical odds in Africa and political nonsense in America makes each of the actors radiant – Arnold Oceng as Mamere, Ger Duany as Jeremiah, Kuoth Wiel as Abital, Emmauel Jal as Paul, and Femi Oguns as Theo – each of whom is either a refugee or the child of a refugee from Sudan. Actors Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker and Lindsey Garrett also deserve mention.The Writer is Margaret Nagle an the director is Philippe Falardeau. This is a stunning cinematic achievement. Grady Harp, June 15