The Documentary Sales Company 
Deckert Distribution presents:
A Fisherman's Story

Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story

Country of production
Australia, Belgium

Year of production
2003

Format
35 mm,  DigiBeta

Length
52 min., 75 min.

Director
Peter Hegedus

Production
Soul Vision Films Production
developed with the assistance of Pacific Film and Television Commission
in co-production with Lichtpunt and RTBF TV
produced in association with SBS Independent
financed with assistance of the Film Finance Corporation Australia

In the year 2000, the Hungarian river Tisza was flooded with tons of cyanide from an Australian-Romanian gold mine. The poisonous chemical causes an environmental disaster, killing over 1200 tons of fish and devastating the river's eco-system. Fishermen along the river like Balazs Meszaros, struggle to survive. The Fishing Co-op is losing profit and is on the verge of bankruptcy.

In a turn of events Balazs is elected the President of the Fishing Co-op and has the difficult task of leading the organization through the hardest times it has ever faced. In this hopelessness, Balazs travels to Australia to meet with the mining company responsible, to discuss compensation and present them with the human tragedy at hand. He must save his people and preserve a way of life.

Original Language: English, Hungarian

Subtitles: English

Award for Best Feature Documentary at REAL: life on film Festival
Melbourne 2004

Best Environmental
Film at the Portland International Nature & Environmental Film Festival 2004