The short documentary follows the life of a twelve year old boy Dominik and his mother Andrea. Dominik is a succsesfull competitive swimmer, who is raised by his mother alone. They sacrificed everything on competitive sport, as it means Dominik’s future. One day the doctors tell Dominik, he has to stop swimming, because of a genetic back problem. The film follows the struggle of mother and son, as they try to belive in the boy’s return, while running from doctor to doctor. The film gives an inside view of the hard world of the competitive sport, and shows a close and complex relationship between a mother and son.
Was invited to European Film Award and Academy Award qualifying DOK Leipzig in 2015, and to Oscar nominating Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Was awarded in Mexico, Estonia, Albania and Romania