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Junior

Director: 
Sien Versteyhe
Country: 
Duration: 
54Min
Year of production: 
2012
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Cinematography: 
Sien Versteyhe
Sound: 
Rauw en Onbesproken
Editing: 
Tom Denoyette
Production: 
Majority Flemish
Synopsis: 

Jean-Pierre Junior Bauwens, junior lightweight world boxing champion, comes from a very special family. The 23 year old boy is the oldest of seven siblings, four of whom suffer from autism. Junior doesn’t just fight for glory but for a better future for his family.  Boxing could be his ticket to buying them a bigger house where everybody would be happy.  Then tragedy strikes. Junior shows the tough clash between a loving family and cold reality.

 

Bio Director: 

Sien Versteyhe graduated in audiovisual arts in Brussels ( 2004 ), option documentary cinema. After her studies, she has worked as director for the Belgian TV. She later directed Can a Man Change The City, broadcasted on Canvas ( Belgian National TV). For Junior, her second film, she followed Junior Bauwens and his family for two years. Now, she is working on several documentaries for Canvas.

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