Balazs Meszaros is a Hungarian fisherman who has sustained a living from fishing the River Tisza. In 2000, an Australian-Romanian mining company suffered a Cyanide spill resulting in an ecological disaster that devastated the river's eco-system. Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story follows Balazs' struggle to gain compensation for his fellow fishermen for the loss of income and livelihood incurred by the spill. Revealing the suffering etched into Balazs' face, his weary eyes and weathered skin, Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story is a powerful insight into the human condition and an extraordinary piece of documentary portraiture. from acmi.net