God Grew Tired of Us (2006)

I saw John Dau, one of the ‘lost boys of Sudan’ featured in this documentary, speak at Boise State last year. My roommate Jon was affected enough to watch the doc, read the book, and generally go on a little John Dau kick. Well now I’ve finally seen the film and quite liked it, it’s a likable pic featuring some profoundly decent folk who’ve been through hell, and come out Christians with sunny dispositions. Now that end result is enough to turn some readers off of the film, but I’d challenge them to see it because life is kind of crazy like that, some people can go through the worst things on Earth and end up surprisingly chipper, while folks who have all the breaks might be forever unhappy. This movie is a testament to the diversity of experience and how some human souls always bounce back. Plus the culture shock factor of African tribesman moving to the American eastern seaboard is worthy of a light chuckle.