Lost Boys of Sudan

Pros: interesting story of people learning to adapt in a completely alien culture and society.

Cons: pretty low-key, if you don't prefer that.

The Bottom Line: A very good documentary about people discovering the American Dream isn't a cakewalk... although it could still be worth it.

Review: For anyone living in miserable poverty, anything would look better than what you currently have. And for someone living in a Third World country, especially one where misfortune just seems to be par for the course, to be able to escape to a better place ...

Pros: the boys; observational camera; interesting; lots of special features

Cons: everyone's nice or polite to the boys; happy ending after one year

The Bottom Line: "I want to go to California and learn the ways of your tribe," one of the boys said to one of the directors. Sorry, no CA for these two boys.

Review: A staff person at my library heard my complaint over not yet getting this disturbing documentary called Invisible Children and he recommended the 2004 documentary called Lost Boys of Sudan, saying it would also be disturbing. Then I ...