The Foster Boy

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The Foster Boy (2011)

Directed by Markus Imboden

Drama · 1h 43m

Switzerland, 1955. The young orphan Max is sent as a foster child and contracted to work for the Bösiger family who lives on a farm. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver.

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Cast

Katja Riemann Mrs. Bösiger Stefan Kurt Mr. Bösiger Maximilian Simonischek Jakob Max Hubacher Max Lisa Brand Berteli Miriam Stein Esther Andreas Matti Hasslinger Heidy Forster Grandmother Ursina Lardi Mother Dürrer Ernst C. Sigrist Policeman Christoph Gaugler Störmetzger Peter Wyssbrod Doctor

Crew

Director
Markus Imboden
Writer
Plinio Bachmann
Director of Photography
Peter von Haller
Original Music Composer
Benedikt Jeger
Editor
Ursula Höf
Producer
Peter Reichenbach, Claudia Schröder

Details

Original title
Der Verdingbub
Release date
2011-11-03
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, French
Countries
Germany, Switzerland
Production
C-Films, ZDF, Bremedia Produktion