With reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal. There are few movies that have a heart like this one. Actor arnold oceng talks about helping tell a true journey of survival and playing a lead role in the 2014 feature film the good lie. Nov 19, 2014 they were known simply as the lost boys. Reese witherspoon has a supporting role and doesnt even appear in its first half hour. Witherspoon is a significant character, but the good lie absolutely belongs to those refugees from wartorn sudan. The good lie 2014 pg 1h 49m dramas an employment counselor reese witherspoon dedicates her life to helping a group of sudanese orphans find jobs and adjust to their new lives in america. Although this is a work of fiction, the events in this movie are based on real events. The good lie reese witherspoon gets top billing for a minor role in this sweet 2014 drama, but the real stars are lost boys arnold oceng, ger duany and emmanuel jal, refugees from the civil.
The good lie is the story of four refugees from wartorn sudan. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with an employment counsellor reese witherspoon. Theyre there when gunslingers ravage a sudanese village, killing mothers and fathers. The good lie dvd, 2014, canadian for sale online ebay. Actors arnold oceng and ger duany sit down with guideposts to talk about their new movie the good lie and share their personal connection to the conflict in sudan. Three of the refugees, mamere arnold oceng, jeremiah ger duany, and paul emmanuel jai end up in missouri. Posted in independent films and tagged abital, arnold oceng, civil war, kouth wiel, mamere, reese witherspoon, snakeyman, sudan. The question comes up about halfway into the good lie. The film covers their flight as children traveling by foot across three countries to escape the war and then their exodus to the united states. Mamere arnold oceng, jeremiah ger duany, paul emmanuel jal, and abital. Interview with arnold oceng mamere for the good lie. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, kuoth wiel, corey stoll, philippe falardeau, andrew kosove, ron howard. After his mother is tragically killed, a privileged young man discovers that he was the product of a vicious rape, and so he sets out to track down his sinister biological father. May 11, 2015 arnold oceng joins the cut the chat team about playing the lead in the good lie alongside reese witherspoon and more.
Guideposts chats with the good lie stars arnold oceng. Guideposts chats with the good lie stars arnold oceng and. A powerful movie about family, love, faith and being found. The good lie is a 2014 american drama film written by margaret nagle and directed by philippe falardeau. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Child refugees go from wartorn sudan to culture clash in america in this powerful and affecting tale. Goodhearted but simplistic, the good lie fails to satisfy. Oct 03, 2014 reese witherspoon may be the most famous face in the good lie, but the films real stars are the actors who play the four sudanese immigrants at the heart of the story. Oct 02, 2014 goodhearted but simplistic, the good lie fails to satisfy.
British ugandan born actor arnold oceng hailing from brixton south london uk has been acting since the tender age of 6 and has never looked back. His acting credits include top boy, my brother the devil, adulthood, its a lot, the knot and recently playing mamere the lead in the good lie also staring reese witherspoon. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Thats the line that closes the movie the good lie, which stars reese witherspoon, and though the words only appear once on the screen, their meaning can be felt throughout the 112 minutes of the movie.
It features reese witherspoon as an american woman who helps four sudanese refugees. Collapses under the weight of its worthiness this is the sort of achingly worthy film that, when shown to schoolchildren in civics class, causes the poor tykes to yearn for. Meet the reallife lost boys of sudan in the good lie. Behind the scenes with the sudanese stars of the good lie. Strong performances from arnold oceng, ger duany and emmanuel jal ensure that the characters of mamere. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, and sarah baker in the good lie the.
Orphaned during the sudanese civil war, a group of young refugees are given the opportunity to leave their camp and resettle in america. Sep 30, 2014 the good lie interviews with arnold oceng, margaret nagle, kuoth wiel duration. Oct 03, 2014 the good lie follows four refugees played by arnold oceng, 28, ger duany, 35, emmanuel jal, 34, and kuoth wiel, 25 as they flee soldiers, walk hundreds of miles to a refugee camp and eventually. Sudanese actors arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, and newcomer kuoth weil, many of whom were also children of war, star alongside academy award winner reese witherspoon and corey stoll.
The first act of the good lie shows this terrifying struggle through the eyes of mamere arnold oceng, his sister abital kuoth wiel, brother theo femi oguns, and friends paul emmanuel jal. Arnold oceng multitalented actor, mc and music producer whose career is going from strength to strength. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany and emmanuel jal. Arnold oceng, kuoth wiel, margaret nagle talk the good lie. Certainly, its intentions to bring the tragic truelife tale of the lost boys of sudan to the big screen is honourable, but when. A group of sudanese refugees are taken in by a brash american woman oscar winner reese witherspoon assigned to help them as they adjust to modern life in the united states. The film follows the relocation of a group of siblings as they settle into the united states following their fleeing of the second sudanese civil war. The good lie by philippe falardeau philippe falardeau, reese. Arnold oceng joins the cut the chat team about playing the lead in the good lie alongside reese witherspoon and more. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Starring arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, reese witherspoon, corey stoll, sarah baker, kuoth. Instead, the good lie honors its subject matter by devoting its first halfhour or so to events that unfold in sudan, starting with a sudden and brutal attack on a rural village.
Arnold oceng as mamere emmanuel jal as paul kuoth wiel as abital femi oguns as theo corey stoll as jack sarah baker as pamela the casting, is brilliant, all actors portrayed the characters exceptionally. Ger duany, arnold oceng and emmanuel jal star in the good lie. He began acting at the age of 6 and by 1999 had landed a regular. The good lie follows four refugees played by arnold oceng, 28, ger duany, 35, emmanuel jal, 34, and kuoth wiel, 25 as they flee soldiers, walk hundreds of. Like so many other cinematic components that allow the hollywood machine to keep churning, the good lie is almost entirely devoid of subtlety.
The good lie is a fictional account of a family of sudanese refugees who are chosen to emigrate to the united states. Reese witherspoon is a great actress and one of my favourites, i probably own all her films. The good lie opened on october 3 in limited release following a september bow at the toronto film festival. Set in the early 2000s, the movie follows the story of the three brothers as they are resettled and adjust to. Mamere arnold oceng jacket and shirt from the 2014 biographical drama the good lie. Mamere wears his shirt and jacket when he flies to kenya in search of his brother.
Interview with the good lie stars arnold oceng and kuoth. Fifteen years after being orphaned by the civil war in sudan, 3600 displaced refugees known as the lost boys get a shot at a new life thanks to a massive humanitarian effort that aims to bring them to america. Arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal and kuoth wiel. Interview with the good lie stars kuoth wiel, arnold.
Academy award winner reese witherspoon walk the line stars alongside sudanese actors arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal. Arnold oceng, kuoth wiel and screenwriter margaret nagle talk the good lie, overcoming challenges, and working with director philippe falardeau by steve frosty weintraub october 3. In the good lie, sudanese refugees adjust to america. In their heads are vivid memories of the deaths of their parents and other relatives in a murderous attack on their village. When the movie beings, we meet young mamere arnold oceng wrestling and playing with his older brother, theo femi oguns. The good lie by philippe falardeau philippe falardeau. Posted in independent films and tagged abital, arnold oceng, civil war, kouth wiel, mamere, reese witherspoon, snakeyman, sudan, sudanese.
While the good lie certainly doesnt shy away from scenes designed to make us shake our heads at mans inhumanity to man and scenes designed to make us dab at our eyes, its the kind of movie that earns those moments. What moved reese witherspoon to make the good lie duration. Emmanuel jal and mamere arnold oceng, a standout who knows how to express a lot with little apparent effortare sent. Apr 12, 2016 the good lie is a film about the sudanese refugees that came to america in the early 2000s. The good lie is the story of three sudanese refugees, mamere arnold oceng, jeremiah ger duany and paul emmanuel jal, who are just some of the child survivors of the second sudanese civil war known as the lost boys of sudan. Filmed in atlanta, georgia and south africa, the film stars reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal.
The heart of the film derives from the fact that the more they all get to know. Arnold oceng on the good lie, brotherhood and hollywood youtube. From left, emmanuel jal, ger duany and arnold oceng, as refugees from southern sudan, with reese witherspoon in the good lie. In the good lie, director philippe falardeau, monsieur lazhar brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. The good lie exclusive interviews with arnold oceng, margaret. Kuoth wiel, arnold oceng and screenwriter margaret nagle talk the good lie janaoncamera october 17, 2014. A group of sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the u. Interview with margaret nagle, arnold oceng and kuoth wiel writer margaret nagle discusses how the title the good lie became a reality. After walking over a 1,000 miles to safety, they land in a refugee camp where. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads.
The cast of young actors in the good lie are so endearing that its almost impossible not to like this film starring reese witherspoon, corey stoll and sudanese actors arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal and newcomer kuoth weil, the film is about a group of young refugees orphaned by the civil war in sudan. Arnold oceng on why it is important to make this film, the. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade. Interview with the good lie stars arnold oceng and kuoth wiel. In the film the good lie, written by margaret nagle and starring reese witherspoon, alongside sudanese actors arnold oceng mamere and newcomer kouth wiel abital, were privy to more. With michael mando, thomas dekker, kimberlysue murray, jesse rath.
The good lie is a heartwarming and occasionally heartbreaking drama about the lost boys of sudan young refugees from the sudanese civil war. Sep 30, 2014 the good lie will be in theaters on october 3. Arnold oceng on the good lie, brotherhood and hollywood. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, philippe falardeau, reese witherspoon, arnold oceng. British actor arnold oceng was born in uganda in 1985, but was raised in the rough and tumble neighborhood of brixton in south london. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, corey stoll, sarah baker director. After a worldwide search, ugandaborn british actor arnold oceng has landed the lead role of mamere in the good lie. At one point, the main protagonist, mamere britishbased arnold oceng, whos fantastic here, learns about good lies, untruths told to help others.
Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, emmanuel jal, kuoth wiel, corey stoll, philippe falardeau, andrew. The trailers and poster for the good lie give the impression that reese witherspoon is the star and that her plucky midwesterner is yet another cinematic incarnation of a white savior coming to the rescue of struggling black people, similar to the role that earned sandra bullock an academy award in 2009s the blind side. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The good lie was only seen in theaters for a brief time back in october, but it has left a lasting impression on me. The good lie manages to avoid a lot of pitfalls by keeping the focus squarely.
Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, corey stoll, kuoth wiel, sarah paker, writer margaret nagle, and producers talk the good lie by sheila roberts september 29, 2014. A group of sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle. Arnold oceng, kuoth wiel and screenwriter margaret nagle talk the good lie, overcoming challenges, and working with director philippe. Reese witherspoon, arnold oceng, ger duany, corey stoll. Arnold oceng, ger duany and emmanuel jal, respectivelyall excellent. In the good lie, philippe falardeau, writer and director of the oscar nominated foreign language film monsieur lazhar brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. Reese witherspoon draws a crowd at the premiere of the good lie. The films follows the lives of a group of young sudanese children that due to the ravages of war in their home country, seek safety in a refugee camp and then eventually in america. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. The good lie shines light on humanitarian crisis in.
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