Lost Boys of Sudan

Rating: 10
Genre: Documentary

Lost Boys of Sudan is a documentary about teenage boys who were once part of the Dinka tribe in Sudan. They were a peaceful cattle and goat herding tribe until Muslim radicals came into Sudan and started killing anyone who wasn't Muslim; burning villages, killing entire tribes including women and children. When the Muslim radicals came to the Dinka tribe, many of the young boys who were out in the fields tending to the herds were able to flee on foot and made it to a refugee camp.

Hundreds of the boys spent ten years in the refugee camp before some were given an opportunity to go to America where they hoped to receive an education so they could one day come back to Sudan and build their war-ravaged country back up again.

The movie follows two specific boys' journey from Africa to America and gives an inside look at this transitional time in their lives. The movie gives a great look at America, both good and bad, from an outsiders perspective.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who liked Blood Diamond or Hotel Rwanda. This movie is much different than those but the theme of genocide is prevalent in all 3. This movie, however, is not just based on a true story, it is one. It adds far more feeling and emotion knowing the heart of these boys and following them through joy and hardship. Great movie!