The Good Lie
Available on SBS On Demand, iTunes
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.
Starring Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany
Director Philippe Falardeau