Chris Johnson, Cody Perkins

In the wake of his critically acclaimed documentary The Farmer's Wife, filmmaker David Sutherland turns his lens on two teenagers growing up in the Appalachian hills of eastern Kentucky, capturing the...( read more  read more... )ir struggle to overcome poverty and family dysfunction. Filmed over three years, Sutherland's moving portrait of Chris Johnson and Cody Perkins is as much about their coming of age as it is about a forgotten region of America.

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Directed by: David Sutherland

Release Date: January 18, 2002

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DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006

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  • July 18, 2009
    I became aware of filmmaker David Sutherland's work after having seen his documentary "Farmers Wife" which I totally enjoyed. In Country Boys he brings back the same style of allowing the camera to simply be the eye to the story that is allowed to tell itself. In this case he f...( read more)ocuses on two young men coming of age during their high-school years in Kentucky in the Appalachian Hill country. Both boys have sadness and grief and much to overcome in their young lifes; but have the great advantage of an education and the loving support and care of the staff from an alternative school they go to called "David School". I saw all 3 parts with special features on the two disc set. Excellent film.

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