Motherless, 11-year-old Michael lives in a children's home, every day fighting to win the respect of the other kids. He has never met his father, but one day, thanks to a lost letter from his mother, Michi finds out who his real dad is. But when he eventually meets his dad, Tom, it’s a shock for both of them. Tom happens to be a dwarf and is even shorter than Michael, the opposite of his idea of manliness and strength. When the other kids find out, Michi's life becomes hell and he flees. With nowhere to go, he moves in with Tom, but tries to hide his father's disability from his new skate park friends. This forces Tom, who had coped well till now, to confront his handicap head on. As time goes by, despite some difficulties, they discover they have more in common than other sons and fathers, until their relationship is suddenly put to the hard test...
