Showing posts with label Nicole Kidman. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

God Grew Tired of Us (2006)

Whoa. Heavy stuff.

I used to teach English for Lutheran Social Ministry, a refugee organization in Phoenix. (No, I'm not Lutheran either.) I had a few of the Lost Boys in my classes. They were amazing: so dedicated to studying & achieving their best. After all that they had been through, it would seem that they would appreciate a respite from suffering. But as this film shows, many of them feel obligated to help their friends & family still in Africa who don't have the same opportunities that they do. They carry a heavy burden that I cannot begin to understand.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301555/