The Good Lie

Synopsis

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.

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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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Emmanuel Jal

Paul

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Kuoth Wiel

Abital

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Femi Oguns

Theo

Maria Howell

INS Agent

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Peterdeng Mongok

Young Mamere

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Okwar Jale

Young Theo

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Thon Kueth

Young Jeremiah

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Deng Ajuet

Young Paul

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Keji Jale

Young Abital

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David Madingi

Young Gabriel

Crew

Art

• Melinda Sanders Set Decoration
• Erin Cochran Art Direction
• Melinda Launspach Set Decoration
• Aaron Osborne Production Design

Camera

• Ronald Plante Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Suttirat Anne Larlarb Costume Design

Crew

• Aby Martin Stunts
• Jay Pearson Stunt Double
• Eugene Collier Stunt Double
• Keith Woulard Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• Philippe Falardeau Director

Editing

• Richard Comeau Editor

Production

• Brian Grazer Producer
• Thad Luckinbill Producer
• Ron Howard Producer
• Karen Kehela Sherwood Producer
• Molly Smith Producer
• Trent Luckinbill Producer
• Emma McGill Associate Producer
• Jim Shamoon Line Producer
• Broderick Johnson Executive Producer
• Ellen H. Schwartz Executive Producer
• Deepak Nayar Executive Producer
• Kim Roth Executive Producer

Sound

• Martin Léon Original Music Composer

Writing

• Margaret Nagle Screenplay

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