Din Meysmans

The story follows Vinaya, a nine-year-old boy who lives off his vivid imagination. His only companions are his beloved horse, Victor, and his grandmother. She frequently fills his head with dreams and legends about Sensei, a mysterious figure who allegedly crossed the mountains into a mythical land of fabled animals. When his grandmother passes away, Vinaya is left completely alone. He decides to embark on a journey across the world to find Sensei. Along the way, he teams up with a rough, nomadic drifter. This adventurous quest ultimately transforms into a universal tale of initiation into adulthood.

The story centers on Hilde, a bar owner in a small port town who raises her young son, Stijn, alone after his father, Paul, abandoned them right after his birth. Hilde has since built a new life and found comfort with her new partner, Guy. The tension rises when Paul, a wandering sailor, suddenly returns after years at sea. His unexpected arrival creates an intense love triangle, reopening old emotional wounds. As Paul tries to re-seduce Hilde, conflicts explode between the three adults. Amidst this chaos of love, jealousy, and anger, young Stijn is left shocked by these complicated adult problems, trying his best to fix what is broken.

Frans Laarmans temporarily abandons his job as an office worker to become a salesman for a big cheese company.