Arts & Entertainment
Reese Witherspoon Film Shot in Briarcliff Area Friday
The superstar's new film, "The Good Lie," shot at Peachtree Baptist Church.
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon shot her new film in the Briarcliff area Friday.
The Oscar winner is in town shooting The Good Lie and filmed several scenes at Peachtree Baptist Church, according to The Buzz gossip blog with Jennifer Brett.
What's the movie about? Here's a summary from Mail Online in Great Britain, including pictures of Witherspoon in costume in Atlanta:
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The Good Lie is based on a real life story of a young refugee (Arnold SnakeyMan Oceng) of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the U.S. with three other lost boys.
Encountering the modern world for the first time, he develops an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman (Reese Witherspoon) assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to his new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
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