5 Best Movies Set in or About South Sudan

5 Movies Set in or About South Sudan

Foreign-led films whose sustained setting or subject remains centered on South Sudan.

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   1. The Good Lie

   2014

   Orphaned by Sudan's civil war and resettled in America, a group of former Lost Boys navigates culture shock and lingering trauma with the help of a brash employment counselor. A warm-hearted drama based on true stories.

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   2. Goodbye Julia

   وداعًا جوليا · 2023

   In Khartoum, on the eve of South Sudan's secession, a guilt-ridden northern Sudanese woman takes in the southern widow of a man whose death she helped cover up, and the two women's fragile bond mirrors a country tearing apart. A powerful, award-winning drama.

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   3. Lost Boys of Sudan

   2003

   This documentary follows two young Sudanese refugees, orphaned by civil war, as they are resettled from an African camp to the bewildering new world of America, chasing opportunity while aching for home. A moving portrait of displacement.

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   4. Don't Cry for Me Sudan

   울지마 톤즈 · 2010

   This documentary honors Father Lee Tae-seok, a Korean priest and doctor who devoted his life to serving a remote, war-scarred community in southern Sudan. A tribute to selfless compassion.

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   5. God Grew Tired of Us

   2006

   This documentary follows three young Sudanese refugees — among the thousands of Lost Boys — from a Kenyan camp to new lives in the United States, capturing their wonder, hardship, and enduring bonds. An affecting portrait of resilience.