David Sutherland, acclaimed producer of "The Farmer's Wife," returns to rural America with "Country Boys," an epic tale of two boys coming of age in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian hills. Intimate cinematography puts the viewer inside the skin of the story's colorful and memorable characters, two boys who are about to become men, documenting their struggles to overcome hardship and poverty and find meaning in their lives.

Note: This is part 1 of a series of 3 parts.