Jan and Esther Ekkel-Vorstenbosch

Jan and Esther Ekkel have been waiting for this for years. They have been told that they have been assigned a son. They can pick him up at a children's home in Malawi. Jan and Esther Ekkel have been waiting for this for years. Finally the time has come! They have been told that they have been assigned a son. They can pick him up at a children's home in Malawi. All they have is a photo and his name: Chimwemwe. We follow Jan and Esther to Malawi. We see their first meeting with the still silent Thomas Chimwemwe. Uncomfortable and unreal, for Jan and Esther as well as for Thomas. For the first few weeks they live together on the grounds of the orphanage, while they wait for the legal conclusion of the adoption procedure. Meanwhile, they pay an emotional visit to Thomas