Our Curse

IMDb 5.6 2013 • 27 min • Documentary

Director

Tomasz Śliwiński

Country

PL

Plot Summary

The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child – the Ondine’s Curse (also known as CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome). People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require a lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease.

Top Cast

Tomasz Śliwiński
Tomasz Śliwiński Self
Magda Hueckel
Magda Hueckel Self
Leo Hueckel-Śliwiński
Leo Hueckel-Śliwiński Self