God Grew Tired Of Us

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The documentary, God Grew Tired of Us, follows the lives of three African refugees in America. Impressive to follow as we witness their personal experiences in America and that they love it. Very honorable to become a relate able film as most documentaries are different. The refugees were very enthusiastic to be chosen to go to America and experience a new way of life. The film was amazing yet it was too short of a documentary. With it being too short, we missed out on the story. We missed out on whether they were getting better in the situation or not. I recommend the documentary as we can witness the amazing side of refugees in

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