Lost Boys of Sudan

Apr 24 2003 Unrated 1h 27m
Documentary

Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia

Plot

Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk

Cast

Santino Majok Chuor, Jarrid Geduld, Peter Kon Dut

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English, Kiswahili

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
684
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
NA