Company: Lionheart Productions
Country: BELGIUM
Section: DOCUMENTARY – INDIVIDUAL SPORT
Discipline: Boxing
Year of production: 2012
Director: Sien Versteyhe
Editing: Tom Denoyette
Photography: Sien Versteyhe
Time: 54 min
Synopsis
With two sharp blows to the head, 23-year-old Jean-Pierre Bauwens Junior sends his opponent straight to the canvas and becomes the WBC youth international boxing champion. Yet this is only a small victory. The eldest of seven kids, four of whom have autism, Junior must now face increasingly tougher opponents to secure a home and a better life for his brothers and sisters. When family tragedy strikes, the pressure mounts and Junior must split his time between the gym and caring for his autistic siblings.