The Foster Boy

The Foster Boy (2011)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2011-11-03
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 37 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: C-Films
  • Production Country: Germany, Switzerland
  • Director: Markus Imboden
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Summary

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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  • Katja Riemann

    as Mrs. Bösiger
  • Stefan Kurt

    as Mr. Bösiger
  • Maximilian Simonischek

    as Jakob
  • Max Hubacher

    as Max
  • Lisa Brand

    as Berteli
  • Miriam Stein

    as Esther
  • Andreas Matti

    as Hasslinger
  • Heidy Forster

    as Grandmother
  • Ursina Lardi

    as Mother Dürrer
  • Ernst C. Sigrist

    as Policeman
  • Christoph Gaugler

    as Störmetzger
  • Peter Wyssbrod

    as Doctor
  • Hanspeter Müller

    as Mayor
  • Martin Hug

    as Hugo Wagner
  • Rebekka Burckhardt

    as Teacher
  • Juan José Mosalini

    as Max in 2011
Writing Jasmine Hoch Story Consultant
Production Corinna Glaus Casting
Production Ruth Hirschfeld Casting
Art Marion Schramm Production Design
Art Andi Schrämli Production Design
Art Nils Tünnermann Production Design
Art Thérèse Traber Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Claudia Flütsch Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Marc Hollenstein Key Makeup Artist
Sound André Zimmermann Sound Editor
Directing Markus Imboden Director
Writing Plinio Bachmann Writer
Production Peter Reichenbach Producer
Production Claudia Schröder Producer
Sound Benedikt Jeger Original Music Composer
Editing Ursula Höf Editor
Camera Peter von Haller Director of Photography

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