Stronger than Ever

"Stronger than Ever" is the human story of a middle-aged climber who is sometimes funny, sometimes grumpy, but always super energetic and motivated. After a near-fatal accident, he decides to climb the hardest route of his life - on the Mediterranean island of Kalymnos, Greece. It's a story of passion, dedication, crisis and a second chance at life. The main character is Maciej "Pastor" Kubera, 52, who suffers a tragic fall while climbing, breaking dozens of bones. From his hospital bed, he vows to come back stronger than ever to climb a super-steep route called Andromeda on Kalymnos. The film paints an intense portrait of a man who imposes a draconian training regime on himself, with his life governed by the schedule in his training logbook. To his own surprise, he finds that his needs go far beyond physical strength - he is now limited by his psyche. Fear has taken over his climbing and he doesn't know how to tame this previously unknown beast. For this he needs his wife as a partner, and he needs a help from friends. We embark on an adventurous journey with our man - from psychotherapy rooms to climbing coaching sessions to friends and family reunions in the mountains of Greece, Spain, England and Poland. And even to the music studio, where he is working on the performance of his own rap lyrics (about climbing of course) at a very noisy concert. Will all this be enough to overcome this enormous challenge and fulfill his lifelong climbing dream? Will he emerge victorious from his vertical duel with the limestone and with himself? And what will he learn about crisis and second chances? The movie is about crisis and second chances in life. How we deal with life when it takes a sharp turn.