The River Kings

Zippy mini-series that spans a generation of hardship happiness and hope.

Inevitably a powerful and emotional tale of a young boy growing to manhood along the banks of Australia's great Murray River. The latter provides the gritty backdrop to the lives of the Hofner family, young Shawn in particular, as in his young adult years he struggles to save the family from poverty and further misfortune.

Beautifully rendered, the audience shares in the family's sadness, humor and unexpected drama. Robert George brilliantly adapted the screenplay from the original novel by Max Fatchen. This is the type of series that Australia does so well and it was a major ratings winner during its original screening. An edited "movie version" is available in some countries on video, but not to my knowledge on DVD as yet.