Maxim

A film by Katja Fedulova | 2020 | rbb | KiKA

Festival: Goldener Spatz | DOK Leipzig | DOK.fest München | Prix Jeunesse ( 7-10 Non-Fiction ) | Biberacher Filmfestspiele | Chicago International Children’s Film Festival | Interfilm 38th International Short Film Festival Berlin, Oscar Qualifying Festivals

Maxim is 11 years old and lives in Russia. Like many other young boys and girls at his age, he is a passionate skateboarder. He spends every free minute with his skateboard because he has a plan: When he’s grown up he wants to take part in the Paralympic Games.

When Maxim was two years old he lost both his legs in a fire. His mother gave him up for adoption. The entire country learned about Maxim’s fate. Reports about him were all over Russian media. Finally a Russian/American couple from St. Petersburg came forward and wanted to adopt Maxim. And so Maxim got a new family and learned to laugh again.