RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Found a Bug? Squash It! Report Bugs Here
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Lost Boys of Sudan
Lost Boys of Sudan

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Lost Boys of Sudan (2004)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
96 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:45

Fresh:43

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: The Lost boys of Sudan works as both a riveting documentary and scathing indictment of colonialism.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: LOST BOYS OF SUDAN, directed by San Francisco-based documentary filmmakers Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, observes the experiences and impressions of two boys from Sudan who were brought to the United... LOST BOYS OF SUDAN, directed by San Francisco-based documentary filmmakers Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, observes the experiences and impressions of two boys from Sudan who were brought to the United States as part of a resettlement program that took place in 2001. Thousands of people were allowed to immigrate to the United States to escape from the civil war that had plagued Sudan for 20 years, driving many of that country's residents to refugee camps. Peter Dut and Santino Chuor met Mylan and Shank in a refugee camp in Kakuma Kenya, which is where they agreed to make LOST BOYS. The film tracks their passage to the United States, where they settle into lives and jobs in Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri. It is through their eyes that the film communicates both an idea of what Sudan is like in their memories of home, the differences between the lives they led in Africa and their new lives in the United States, and the simple homesickness and frustration that comes with being transplanted to a totally foreign country. In the end, what comes through is their determination to succeed, adapt, and build a strong foundation in their new country, while never forgetting the people they left behind. [More]

Director: Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk

Director: Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk
Producer: Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk

Reviews for Lost Boys of Sudan

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 

The documentary trades in hope and humor, rather than despair.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
02/08/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

A riveting movie.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
12/02/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
11/19/04
Lesley M. Smith
Lesley M. Smith
PopMatters

The scenes of Peter and Santino's adjustment to life in Houston -- a garbage disposal does what? -- are at once quotidian, poignant and absurd.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
09/17/04
Karen Karbo
Karen Karbo
Oregonian

Shot on video, and with the look of a PBS entry, it nevertheless manages to function on several levels -- all of them complex and sophisticated.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/26/04
Richard Nilsen
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic

Culture shock is hopelessly inadequate to describe the experience of the young subjects of the riveting documentary Lost Boys of Sudan.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/06/04
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
08/06/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In spite of their streets-paved-with-gold expectations, there is no Heaven on Earth

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
07/28/04
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

Offers an opportunity to see a good movie and learn something about an issue that has received far too little attention in the U.S. press.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
07/23/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

It might help you understand an unfamiliar face walking toward you on the street, and that's a great accomplishment for any film.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
07/23/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

The film also doesn't get across the magnitude of the horror unfolding in the Sudan.

Full Review Source: Des Moines Register | comment Comment
07/16/04
Jeffrey Bruner
Jeffrey Bruner
Des Moines Register

This is a very moving filmed document.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
07/02/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

[Takes] a fly-on-the-wall approach to capture the small triumphs and personal setbacks these young men face in their new lives.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
07/02/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

The people who made Lost Boys of Sudan have a compelling story to tell, but they haven't quite put their fingers on it.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
06/24/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

A documentary about two refugees who come to the United States, it offers a detailed look at the hurdles they face but makes no attempt to analyze, explain or advocate changes that would help them.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
06/24/04
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Never less than a quietly heart-rending experience.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
06/04/04
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

Lacking that exotic 'foreign' focus and by failing to address the hardships of their early lives, we're left with a routine film about teenagers making mistakes or growing up too fast.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
06/04/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
05/29/04
Boston Phoenix

Reveals with remarkable clarity the clash of dreams vs. reality, hope vs. day-to-day despair.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
05/27/04
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The fact that it's an old story doesn't mean that this new telling of it doesn't, in its rather simple and unaffected way, carry considerable impact.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
05/21/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
all

Latest News for Lost Boys of Sudan

September 05, 2007: RTIndie: Early Fest Reviews For Into the Wild, The Darjeeling Limited, and Margot at the Wedding
This week at RTIndie, we check out the early buzz from Telluride and Venice, where some of the fall's most anticipated indies have premiered. And our DVD Pick of the Week is a... More...

See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
25% 25% Four Christmases
68% 68% Funny People
95% 95% Star Trek
14% 14% The Ugly Truth

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
83% 83% Harry Potter and the H…
67% 67% Public Enemies
75% 75% Julie & Julia
95% 95% The Cove
85% 85% World's Greatest Dad

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

5 facts straight from the cast.

Disney Animation

Disney Animation

We chart the studio's classics.

Avatar

Avatar

An exclusive look at the human hardware.

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

The Star Trek star talks cars with RT.

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Exclusive: The World of Where the Wild Things Are
15
  • Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray Source: Collider.com
13
  • Woman Jailed for Filming New Moon Screening Source: Chicago Sun-Times
14
  • McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator Movies Source: Gizmodo
153
  • Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey Source: Variety
22
  • Tarantino Could Have Directed Green Lantern Source: MTV
24
  • Will Duvall be Gilliam's Don Quixote? Source: Collider.com
26
  • No Hobbit Until 2012? Source: The Wrap
22
  • Don't Hold Your Breath for Hancock 2 Source: HitFix
42
  • Peter Berg Talks Battleship Source: CHUD
2
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Total Recall: Natalie Portman's Best Movies
82
  • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
56
  • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
50
  • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
46
  • Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
41
  • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
40
  • Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black Hole
37
  • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
28
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Blind Side Takes the Lead
27
  • Friday Harvest: Iron Man 2, Harry Potter, and more!
24
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
2
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
17
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
12
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
23
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
8
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
22
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
9
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
28
  • Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
30
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Lost Boys of Sudan at Rotten Tomatoes

Fresh Links

Featured
RT on YouTube
RT on YouTube External Link

Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.

RT on Twitter
RT on Twitter External Link

Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.