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God grew tired of us / Newmarket Films presents ; in association with Silver Nitrate ; a National Geographic Films/LBS production ; produced by Molly Bradford Pace, Christopher Quinn, Tommy Walker ; written by Christopher Quinn ; directed by Christopher Quinn.
LIBRA DVD 001 810
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Quinn, Christopher, author, director, producer.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Assimilation (Sociology).
- Sudan--History--Civil War, 1983-2005.
- Sudan.
- History.
- Sudan--Politics and government--1985-.
- Politics and government.
- Refugees--Sudan.
- Refugees.
- Refugees--United States.
- United States.
- Assimilation (Sociology)--United States.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English soundtrack; subtitled in English and Spanish.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" from the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. Chronicles their triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to the United States, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Nicole Kidman.
- Featuring Panther Bior, John Bul Dau, Daniel Abol Pach.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Paul Daley; edited by Johanna Giebelhaus, Geoffrey Richman; original music, Jamie Saft, Mark Nelson, Mark McAdam.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2006.
- "[Copyright] 2006 Lost Boys of Sudan, Inc, ... [et al.]--DVD label.
- The book God grew tired of us, by John Bul Dau with Michael Sweeney may have been published as a tie-in with this motion picture.
- Special features: commentary with the director and Lost Boys; finding the Lost Boys.
- ISBN:
- 142486495X
- 9781424864959
- OCLC:
- 132840197
- Publisher Number:
- 043396198999
- 19899 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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