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.
Unfortunately the movie The Foster Boy is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Jasmine Hoch | Story Consultant |
Art | Marion Schramm | Production Design |
Production | Corinna Glaus | Casting |
Art | Nils Tünnermann | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Marc Hollenstein | Key Makeup Artist |
Art | Andi Schrämli | Production Design |
Sound | André Zimmermann | Sound Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Flütsch | Costume Design |
Production | Ruth Hirschfeld | Casting |
Art | Thérèse Traber | Set Decoration |
Production | Peter Reichenbach | Producer |
Sound | Benedikt Jeger | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Markus Imboden | Director |
Writing | Plinio Bachmann | Writer |
Editing | Ursula Höf | Editor |
Production | Claudia Schröder | Producer |
Camera | Peter von Haller | Director of Photography |