Trainer

2010, 15 minutes

The relationship between athlete and trainer takes an unexpected turn

Set against the backdrop of a failing industry and mass unemployment, Trainer shows the personal stories of Jim (Greg Hobbs) a swimming coach and Kirsty (Maryann O'Brien) a gifted young swimmer. Jim was a mechanic at the Longbridge Car plant, but now all his energy and his dreams are wrapped up in Kirsty, but with Jim's impending marriage, Kirsty feels emotionally neglected. Their relationship and the boundries between athlete and coach blurr

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