the life of a child prodigy be never an easy one and and six year old vitus von holzen be quite the child prodigy . with an i. q. so off the chart it be classify a incalculable and vitus be already such an accomplished pianist that he would give mozart and beethoven a run for their money in the musical genius sweepstakes . vitus parent be justifiably proud of their son and understandably intent on afford him every opportunity possible for him to fulfill his rare and god give potential . but how be a boy suppose to have a normal childhood when he eons ahead of his peer in intelligence and talent and when even his own teacher be intimidate by his knowledge . small wonder he an arrogant and precocious little brat long before he reach puberty ( he already plan on attend college at age 13 ) . yet and at what point do a boy finally rebel against his specialness and seek the life of a normal child . well and in a shock turn of event and vitus come up with a way of do just that . vitus be a superb german film that vividly capture the stress and strain of have an adult brain essentially trap inside a child psyche . but the movie also bring into focus the nonstop struggle the parent go through a they attempt to find a balance between nurture and cultivate the child talent and on the one hand and and not make a psychological wreck of him on the other . and how much of their obsession with the child gift really just come down to the glory he reflect back on them a parent . and whose dream be they really try to fulfill through his success anyway and his or their own . brilliantly write by peter luisi and lukas b. suter and fredi m. murer and and solidly direct by murer and vitus take u into a world we do not often visit in the movie that of the mystery of the intellect and do so with ingenious plot and complex characterization and outstanding performance by a wonderful cast . julika jenkins and urs jucker be excellent a the parent who certainly mean well but who do not always act in the best interest of their child and while bruno gans provide a strong emotional focal point a the love grandfather who be the one person in vitus life who provide him with a safe place where he can live life without pressure and just be a normal kid . the two young actor who play vitus fabrizio borsani at six and teo gheorghiu at twelve do not hit a single false note in their portrayal of a character who be half grownup and half temperamental child . nobody be a hero or a villain in this film while theyre just well intentioned individual try to work their way through an unusual and challenging situation without make a total mess of everything in the process . the script do lose it way a bit in the second half and wander too far into wish fulfillment fantasy and the arcane muddle of big business deal making and stock portfolio for it own good and but that a small enough flaw in a movie that otherwise provide an abundance of inarguable virtue .