影片根据真实事件改编,1983-2005年间,有许多平民在苏丹的战火中流离失所,幸存者被当时的援救人员称为“苏丹的迷途男孩”(Lost Boys of Sudan),其中有一部分人,后来以难民的身份来到美国。片中威瑟斯彭扮演的凯瑞,帮助四位苏丹难民寻找工作,为他们争取合法权益,想方设法让他们与亲人团聚,并同他们结下了深厚的友谊。 影片的导演,曾执导过《拉扎老师》的菲利普·法拉迪约,坚持到非洲实地拍摄,坚持让真正的苏丹人来演。片中的演员Ger曾在难民营生活多年,另一位来自苏丹的演员Emmanuel则表示,电影就像是在讲他自己的故事。
The party was supposed to start at 7:02 pm. It was election night 2008. The first African- American President of the United Stated was to be elected...but K.D, had other plans for the night...and the Devil had other plans for him. Over the course of the next 24 hours, six friends who thought they were coming over to have a good time, find themselves spiraling down the rabbit ho...