Lost Boys of Sudan Critic Reviews

From the standpoint of humanizing Sudan's continuing refugee problem, Lost Boys is a gem. It doesn't preach. It doesn't prettify.Read the full review

Yearns to be optimistic (juxtaposed with the disaster of Sudan, it certainly has the right to be), yet that only ends up underscoring its ache of sadness.Read the full review

Getting an audience so caught up is no small feat; it is a tribute to the directors' storytelling.Read the full review

The film offers a rare and fascinating firsthand look at two sides of the modern immigrant experience.Read the full review

A potent, engrossing look at several young refugees from Sudan's disastrous, endless civil war who've been relocated to the U.S.Read the full review

Too short by half, Lost Boys of Sudan affords frustratingly little by way of real analysis and history. But it does introduce us to two extraordinary young men whose faith in this country is almost as unbearably sad as their stories. Read the full review