in sudan and the arabs rule and be constantly at war with the christian and animist who inhabit the southern portion of this east african country . this film follow a group of of dinka boy and a tribe of cattle herder and whom be leave orphan after their village be destroy and their family kill in a brutal attack carry out by the arab force . most of these boy be now teenager and have be dub the lose boy . the filmmaker follow a group of the lose boy on their journey and a they have be accept a refugee in the u and where they will land in houston . those who have be accept a refugee gain celebrity status and a they feel ( from what they have hear ) that america be amazing . make a trip from sudan to america be like make a trip to heaven say the one young man . a huge party be throw for their departure and and they be tell to do sudan well and and once they have be educate and to return to sudan so that they can contribute to dinka society . they be also warn not to be like those with the baggy pant whom be responsible for the negative stereotype of black men and and also and no matter what happen and not to forget the dinka culture . you watch a the boy come from a third world country into america and how they attempt to integrate into american society and a they have go from a place with practically nothing to this plentiful world where everything be massively overproduced and overconsumed . they be taught about cleanliness and how to use all the utility that we take for grant on a daily basis . it be humorous at time and humble at others . listen to the comment they make about black american and american society or culture be quite interesting . a the film progress you see how american culture begin to corrupt their previously humble way of thinking . one of the boy and peter and be not content with work and make just enough to survive and so he up and move from houston to kansas city so that he can pursue an education . when the other boy visit him and they talk about how they can not get into any school . the main reason they come to america be to get an education and the medium be say that the boy have be bring from sudan for an education . this be occur because the boy be give arbitrary age and make them old than they actually be and prevent them from be able to enroll in high school . the film juxtaposes image from houston to kansas . we watch a peter enrolls in school and where he befriend a group of christian conservative kid and and a santiago attempt drive school ( even though he drive without his license anyways ) and and work at walmart . we see peter struggle with high school life a he strive to make his school basketball team and and a santiago have trouble keep up with work and the rent and appease tension back home in sudan and and most of all and cop with loneliness . it come to the point where the boy want to return to sudan and and tell them that everything they be taught about america there be lie . you must make it alone here and do everything alone one of the boy say . a damning message to a liberal capitalist lifestyle and show how it cause people to become radical individualist ( a trend which lead to the creation of both the neo conservative and radical islamist movement ) . their big beef with america though and be that there be no time while time be money and we do not waste a second . despite all this and the boy never lose their sense of dinka culture . they celebrate southern sudan liberation day and which mark the day which the spla begin to fight in sudan and a fight which continue today . they also meet with other lose boy on the anniversary of their arrival in america and where they discuss their experience in america a compare to back in sudan . when ask and one boy say that if he be able to make a living he would much prefer to live in sudan . it be much too lonely in america he add . they never lose their sense of community and which have be condition into them a part of their culture . this film make u question the way we live and make u question the artificial happiness that materialism and the nature of our society have create within u . it will also change the way i look at refugee and i will never again take for grant how hard they must work and what immigrant mean for a country such a my own and canada . this be a wonderful film . i laugh and i cry . a very emotional journey and and a very well make documentary . positive .