Junior (16+)
Belgium, 2012, colour, 54 min.
Director: Sien Versteyhe
Director: Sien Versteyhe
Junior is 23-year-old boxer. There’s a sign on his boxing suit saying “All for Mama”. His mother and father bring up 7 children. Four of them suffer from autism. If Junior looses the next fight his family will have hard times. What is Junior fighting for? For a champion’s title or for life itself?
AWARDS
Special mention of the iury Docville 2012
Sien Versteyhe
Sien Versteyhe
was born in 1981 in a small town in Belgium called Bruges. ln 2004 she graduated with distinction as a master in audiovisual arts at RITS in Brussels. She is a socially conscious young director with a passion for film.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Can a Man Chanqe the CW», 2010; «Junior», 2012.
Belgium, 2012, colour, 54 min.
Director: Sien Versteyhe
Director: Sien Versteyhe
Junior is 23-year-old boxer. There’s a sign on his boxing suit saying “All for Mama”. His mother and father bring up 7 children. Four of them suffer from autism. If Junior looses the next fight his family will have hard times. What is Junior fighting for? For a champion’s title or for life itself?
AWARDS
Special mention of the iury Docville 2012