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POV: Lost Boys of Sudan

starring: Peter Kon Dut, Santino Majok Chuor
directed by: Jon Shenk, Megan Mylan

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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767068154
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767068157
Label: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Manufacturer: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 02, 2004
Running Time: 87 minutes
Sales Rank: 19952
Studio: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Theatrical Release Date: 2003



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Description:
Winner of an Independent Spirit Award and named Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, LOST BOYS OF SUDAN follows two teenage Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America, offering a gripping and sobering peek into the myth of the American Dream. In the late ‘80s, Islamic fundamentalists in Sudan waged war on the country’s separatists, leaving behind over 20,000 male orphans, otherwise known as 'lost boys.' For those who survived this traumatic ordeal and found their way to refugee camps, som were chosen to participate in a resettlement program in America--a distant place so presumably full of hope and opportunity that the Sudanese sometimes call it Heaven. But what if a free ticket to 'Heaven' turned out to be anything but? Sidestepping conventional voice-over narration in favor of real-time, close-quarters poignancy, LOST BOYS OF SUDAN focuses on Santino and Peter, members of the Dinka tribe, during their first life-altering year in the United States. Safe at last from physical danger--but a world away from home--the boys must grapple with extreme cultural differences as they come to understand both the abundance and alienation of contemporary American life.

Amazon.com:
Lost Boys of Sudan, which premiered on PBS's P.O.V. series in 2003, is a gripping documentary about young refugees from the Sudanese conflict as well as a moving story of survival and acclimation in a strange and daunting land. The film centers around two young Dinka tribesmen who must flee a vicious civil war in their homeland and risk thirst, starvation, and animal attack to reach refugee camps thousands of miles away in Kenya in Ethiopia. Once there, the 'lost boys'' journey begins again, as they are resettled in Houston, Texas, and must start new lives in a completely alien country. Eventually, their adjustment to 21st century life becomes the film's main focus; can they join American society and still retain their tribal connections? Told in simple but powerful images, Lost Boys of Sudan affectingly addresses themes of home, acceptance, family, and what it means to be a member of society–-both America and the global community. --Paul Gaita



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Terrific documentary of awkward transition to America
This documentary is a done in a very unusual style. There is not much in the way of commentary or ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Unhappy with Amazon
I never actually received the DVD I paid for, from Amazon. Although I have emailed them numerous times ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Exceptional Documentary for TLBOS
after reading What is the What by Dave Eggers, i had to try out this DVD. it was amazing.

even ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - plight of the refugee
Good film showing the struggles of two refugees' integration into American society. Shows the everyday struggles ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Dissapointing to Say The Least
Unless you are interested in the challenges posed by introducing a number of displaced youth who have grown up in ... Read More

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