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.
Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Carrie Davis
Corey Stoll
Jack
Thad Luckinbill
Matt
Sarah Baker
Pamela Lowi
Maria Howell
INS Agent
Joshua Mikel
Dave
Mike Pniewski
Nick Costas
Arnold Oceng
Mamere
Ger Duany
Jeremiah
Emmanuel Jal
Paul
Kuoth Wiel
Abital
Femi Oguns
Theo
Lindsey Garrett
Jenny
Peterdeng Mongok
Young Mamere
Okwar Jale
Young Theo
Thon Kueth
Young Jeremiah
Deng Ajuet
Young Paul
Keji Jale
Young Abital
David Madingi
Young Gabriel
Kon Akoue Auok
Young Daniel
Sibusisu Moyo
Young Simon
Antoine Wonder Kalambay
Boy (River of Children)
Elikana Jale
James
Afemo Omilami
Dr. Monyang
Michael H. Cole
Reverend Trutner
Brian Kurlander
Frank
Jimi Kocina
Karl
Vince Pisani
INS Boston
Kimberly Banta
INS Kansas City
Travis Smith
Roger
Sharon Conley
Erin Sullivan
Raj Kala
Man in English Class
Parisa Johnston
Sari Woman in English Class
Heather Lyda
Homeless Woman
Clifton Guterman
INS Clerk
Kenny Alfonso
Police Officer
Victor McCay
Reed
Jacob Kuol Alier
Fargo Boy
Berglind Jonsdottir
Swedish Official
Dhan Kueth
Majok
Israel Makoe
Bracelet Soldier
Keith Woulard
Soldier
John Prendergast
Toby
Tiffany Jones
Refugee Worker
Nathaniel Ramabulana
U.N. Worker
Lavine Dimo
Guinea Worm Girl
Julia Ayiol
Village Mother
Sope Aluko
Processing Office Woman
Suehyla El-Attar Young
Immigration Official
Abena Ayivor
Immigration Official #2
Levi Burdick
INS Official
Lele Ledwaba
Food Worker
Mari Malek
Party Guest
Flora Peter Deng
Abital's Mother
Cara Mantella
Becky
Crew
Philippe Falardeau
Director
Margaret Nagle
Screenplay
Richard Comeau
Editor
Ronald Plante
Director of Photography
Deepak Nayar
Executive Producer
Broderick Johnson
Executive Producer
Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Executive Producer
Robert Newmyer
Executive Producer
Ellen H. Schwartz
Executive Producer
Andrew A. Kosove
Executive Producer
Kim Roth
Executive Producer
Mario Zvan
Executive Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Thad Luckinbill
Producer
Ron Howard
Producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Producer
Molly Smith
Producer
Trent Luckinbill
Producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr
Producer
Emma McGill
Associate Producer
Jeffrey Silver
Co-Producer
Jim Shamoon
Line Producer
Lynne-Anne Vosloo
Line Producer
Aaron Osborne
Production Design
Mindy Marin
Casting
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Costume Design
Martin Léon
Music
Melinda Launspach
Set Decoration
Melinda Sanders
Set Decoration
Aby Martin
Stunts
Keith Woulard
Stunt Coordinator
Eugene Collier
Stunt Double
Jay Pearson
Stunt Double
Erin Cochran
Art Direction
Recommendations
view all
Noise
Some Velvet Morning
The Big Parade
The Horseman
The Apostate
Trust Me
Mambo Café
Cruising Bar
The Donor Party
The Longest Night
Paper Planes
Marie's Story
Straight A's
Attila
I Carry You with Me
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
The Song of Names
Lovestruck: The Musical
God Help the Girl
The Perfect Dictatorship