“when he falls, he gets up, he demonstrated it”, says Swiss director Stéphane Rytz

Former professional golfer Yves Auberson walked 1,000 km against Parkinson’s disease, which struck him at just 35 years old. Swiss director Stéphane Rytz made a documentary of his journey, called My life is a challengecurrently in theaterss. The steps following the announcement of his illness were difficult, according to the director: “Some people couldn’t stand the state he was going to be in (…) It was extremely difficult for him. True friends remain, as he said“, explains Stéphane Rytz on the set of 12/13 info.

A trip to a magical setting

Even if the trip was not easy, “he had to let the camera speak and show that he could get up on his own. It was quite difficult to live with. But as he said, when he falls, he gets up, he demonstrated it“, describes Stéphane Rytz. Yves Auberson was joined along the way by his son and a friend. Important support, in the wild landscape of the Swiss Alps. “The setting was just magical. Sometimes he had to go through storms, snow, but he made it to the end”insists Stéphane Rytz.

Yves Auberson was able to accompany the release of the film, shortly before his death in 2023. He launched a final challenge to Stéphane Rytz: “HAStake this film even further and that Yves can continue to shine through the screens.”