'Sunshine' on SBS tells a different kind of Australian story

Tune into SBS this Wednesday to witness the premiere of Sunshine - a different kind of Australian story. The four-part drama features Sudanese refugees in Melbourne's inner west, looking to make a new life far from their war-torn nation.

The Australian production features Jacob Garang (Wally Elnour), a South Sudanese-Australian teenager hoping to make it as a basketball player, along with teammates Deng, Santino and Dazzler.

But their lives are turned into turmoil when one of them is implicated in the violent assault of a teenage girl.

Wally Elnour spielt Jacob, den australischen Basketballer, der von der grossen Karriere träumt Source: SBS

The series was shot on location. The South Sudanese-Australians are amateur actors, drawn from the local community. However, the drama also features big-name actors such as Vince Colosimo and Anthony LaPaglia.

Anthony LaPaglia ("Lantana") spielt Eddie Grattan im SBS-Vierteiler "Sunshine" Source: SBS

Sunshine will air over two big weeks, premiering Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 October at 8.30pm on SBS. You can watch an encore screening on SBS VICELAND at 9.30pm or stream it online on SBS On Demand.