Thomas the High Jumper

For Thomas its all about sport The young highjumper sticks to the uncompromising training and dietary regime at a sports camp We soon learn that this is creating an unhealthy situation to put it mildly Its clear from the start that theres something very wrong in this boys life Not only does he regularly lock himself away to selfharm or practise leaving a voicemail for his absent father the militarystyle control exercised by his mother Margot is absolutely suffocating Both for Thomas and for the viewer