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The Good Lie(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-09-10
74%
568 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
Overview:
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Languages: English.
Countries:
India,
Kenya,
United States of America
Budget: $20,000,000.00
Revenue: $3,396,345.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Good Lie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Carrie Davis
Corey Stoll
Jack
Arnold Oceng
Mamere
Ger Duany
Jeremiah
Thad Luckinbill
Matt
Afemo Omilami
Dr. Monyang
Sarah Baker
Pamela Lowi
Joshua Mikel
Dave
Mike Pniewski
Nick Costas
Lindsey Garrett
Jenny
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