Eighteen years ago Wim suffered a cerebral infarction. Since then he suffers from what is called 'locked-in syndrome', which means that he is not able to talk or move. For the last couple of years he has been living at home, taken care of by his wife.

To allow their mother a weekend off, the three sons, Will, Edwin and Bram, take over care by themselves. For the first time the four men are totally reliant on each other for days.

• Director: Anne-Marieke Graafmans
• DOP: Joost van Herwijnen
• Under water camera: Simone Galavazi
• Sound: Hens van Rooij
• Editing: Leonie Hoever
• Sound design: Dennis Kersten
• Music: Mihkel Zilmer
• Producers: Hasse van Nunen & Renko Douze
   
• Broadcaster: BOS
• Length: 25 minuten
• Status: finished, 2014
• With financial support of the Dutch Cultural Media Fund

This film is part of the Doc25 program of the public broadcasters. 

Awards:

• Silver Horseshoe Award at Asterfest - "Through an authentic directing procedure the author manages to avoid the unnecessary sentimentalism and with an authentic cinematic language to tell the family story of the dignity of human life touching upon the issues of life and death, of despair and hope."
• Nominatation Sichuan TV Festival Int. 'Gold Panda' Awards for Documentary.

Festivals:

• Netherlands Film Festival - 2014 - The Netherlands
• Go Short Film Festival - 2015 - The Netherlands
• Asterfest - 2015 - Republic of Macedonia

Second use:

Mantelzorgcentrum in Heilo, Mantelzorg U centraal, Movisie, Steunpunt Mantelzorg, Mantelzorg NWN, Centrum voor Integrale Revalidatie (CIR)