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Ger Duany (born 1978 in Akobo, Greater Upper Nile in Sudan) is a South Sudanese and US-American movie actor and former refugee born in southern Sudan, who was resettled to the United States at the age of 15.
Ger Duany is a Sudanese-born actor who starred in films such as The Good Lie, I Heart Huckabees and The Nile Hilton Incident. He is also a producer and a model who documented his journey from war to Hollywood in a documentary called Ger: To Be Separate.
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Mar 10, 2016 · Ger Duany woke up one morning to gunshots that eventually led to his becoming one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, a child soldier, refugee, then US high school student, basketball player and...
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May 14, 2014 · Born in 1978, Ger Duany is one of the children known as the Lost Boys of Sudan, who fought in the Second Civil War in the 1980s. He learned to fight before he could read or write and...
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Ger Duany is a South Sudanese refugee who has overcome adversity and pursued his passion for acting, modeling and writing. He uses his voice and experience to educate and advocate for the people of South Sudan and other refugees around the world.
Jun 22, 2015 · Ger Duany is a former child soldier and refugee from South Sudan who was resettled in the US at 15. He shares his story and advocates for the rights and education of displaced children in his role as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
Ger Duany: I was a child soldier. In his own words, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ger Duany talks about being forcefully recruited as a child soldier. 22 June 2015. A young refugee boy from South Sudan totes a replica of a firearm. As children, we molded cows out of mud, imitating our way of life.
