Sharif Abdel Mawla

When his ill father tells him he was once a water scooter champion, Mido (12) doesn't know whether to believe him or not. But when the man's condition worsens, the boy decides to take action, before it's too late.

In this bittersweet coming-of-age story, twelve-year-old Mido from Amsterdam-West single-handedly takes care of his ailing father. The man is lively but seems to be getting worse every day. When his father tells him he used to be a water scooter champion in Egypt, tamer of the Red Sea, Mido does not know if he should believe it. Was his father once a fit young prince? When his father’s condition deteriorates, the boy decides to take action, before it is too late.