A disabled athlete drags his tiny kids into triathlon hell. Family bonding or child endangerment? You decide.
As an athlete with an impairment drives his 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son to run one of their first triathlon races, he recalls the most difficult challenge he ever faced: an Ironman; one of the most strenuous physical and mental races involving 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of biking and a run of 42 km, in a single day. The movie explores how children perceive this crazy idea.
Direction
Yatzouzakis lets the kids steal every scene with brutal honesty.
Production
Intimate access to a family pushing actual physical limits.
Writing
Narrative weaves Ironman flashbacks with kiddie triathlon chaos.
Director
Dimitris Yatzouzakis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ironman Greece holds particular resonance in a country where ancient athletic mythology meets modern endurance obsession.
Director Yatzouzakis spent three years with the family, originally planning a sports doc before realizing the children's perspective was the real story.
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