Film·2011·16·1h 43m

The Foster Boy

Drama

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.

Directed by Markus Imboden

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Cast

12 credited

Katja Riemann
Katja RiemannMrs. Bösiger
Stefan Kurt
Stefan KurtMr. Bösiger
Maximilian Simonischek
Maximilian SimonischekJakob
Max Hubacher
Max HubacherMax
Lisa Brand
Lisa BrandBerteli
Miriam Stein
Miriam SteinEsther
Andreas Matti
Andreas MattiHasslinger
Heidy Forster
Heidy ForsterGrandmother
Ursina Lardi
Ursina LardiMother Dürrer
Ernst C. Sigrist
Ernst C. SigristPoliceman
Christoph Gaugler
Christoph GauglerStörmetzger
Peter Wyssbrod
Peter WyssbrodDoctor

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