Director: Philippe Falardeau
Writer: Margaret Nagle
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
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 all the way 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. 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, 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.Movie Reviews
This movie had so much
potential, but a series of stereotypes ruined it. When one of the
characters says, "I heard something new today. It's called a joke" I
rolled my eye for the 100th time (because of course they don't have
jokes in Africa). Or "they won't care; they're from Africa!" I'm pretty
sure that whoever wrote the screenplay googled "African Stereotypes,"
and worked it into the script. If you can get past this nonsense, the
story is pretty good. You get to see how difficult it may be for someone
to try and acclimate to a new culture. I also think Reese Witherspoon
has come a long way from her Legally Blonde days and has been embracing
these more complex roles!
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