DW Documentaries
Markus the 35-Year-Old Child
TV-PG
2019 • E99 Jun 18, 2019 30mMarkus is autistic. He’ll probably never grow up, nor does he want to. "Most people don’t understand that, even my parents think it’s bad," says Markus. He spends a lot of his time playing with toys, while also dealing with the struggle for his father’s acceptance, and the question of what he can contribute to society. The documentary follows Markus for a year.