The 16-year-old Daniel is a huge long jumping talent who constantly break his own records. Setting the records for Daniel is a way for him to keep his dying mother alive. She is in a coma but Daniel experiences that every time he tells his mother about a new record, she reacts by moving a finger. Unfortunately Daniel stops being able to beat his own record and at the same time the mothers condition gets worse. In a desperate attempt to avoid the doctors to shut off there mothers life support, Daniel starts to jump between rooftops. He is convinced that the adrenaline he will get by jumping high up in the air is the extra kick he needs.