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Sunshine Kings Season 1

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In the South Sudanese community of Sunshine, a young basketball player sees his dreams of playing for the NBA thrown into jeopardy when he and his friends are accused of stealing a Porsche from an affluent suburb.

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Sunshine Kings

Drama•TV-MA•1 Season | 4 Episodes

Jacob Garanga lives in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine. Despite his poor upbringing, he is a talented basketballer with dreams of climbing his Biblical namesake’s ladder to heaven: the Amer

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4 Episodes
Shadow Man
S1 | E1
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49 Mins
A Porsche is stolen from a wealthy neighborhood by Santino, who arrives back in Sunshine to take his teammates for a joyride. But, by the end of the night, a young teenage girl from the affluent Messina family will be in a hospital fighting for her life; After another loss, Jacob decides the Sunshine Kings need a better coach. Jacob is determined to keep his dream alive: landing a US College basketball scholarship that will set him on the path to his ultimate goal: the NBA.
Dark Night
S1 | E2
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53 Mins
As Jacob returns the stolen Porsche, he is startled by the appearance of Elly Messina in the headlights. She gets in and blackmails him. Caught in an impossible bind, Jacob has no choice but to comply. Eddie is now the official Sunshine Kings coach and he proves a tough taskmaster. He takes his team on a quasi-military training camp – somewhat insensitive considering the war-torn background of his charges. An uneasy alliance begins to form between the players and their taciturn coach.
Find Your Man
S1 | E3
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52 Mins
Eddie is the king of Sunshine, coaching the team on a winning streak into the finals – keeping Jacob’s US College basketball dream alive. Their relationship turns sour, however, when Jacob receives a VHS tape from an anonymous sender – the tape’s contents reveal Eddie from his playing days on a racist tirade with a black opponent. Eddie’s lack of remorse weighs heavily on a betrayed Jacob, affecting his ability to perform at his best.
Jacob's Ladder
S1 | E4
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53 Mins
Relations between Jacob and Eddie remain strained amid celebrations in Sunshine. The arrival in town of a Talent Scout from the US convinces Eddie that he must face up to the mistake from his past in order to heal the wounded Jacob and free him to perform at his best. Eddie reveals all at the team’s Trophy Night and resigns in disgrace. Deng Deng realizes that Jacob has kept Eddie’s racist comments secret from his teammates and questions his friend’s desperation to achieve his goal at any price. I

Credits

Creators

Elise McCredie, Matt Cameron

Cast

Ana Boal, Anthony LaPaglia, Ror da Poet, Autiak Aweteek, Nick Perry, Kim Gyngell, Vince Colosimo, Tiarnie Coupland, Wally Elnour, Melanie Lynskey

Director

Daina Reid

Writers

Rachel Turk, Lisa Cox

Producers

Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw, Ian Collie

Executive Producer

Sue Masters

Cinematographer

Bruce Young

Editor

Geoff Lamb
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