The Foster Boy (2011)
Der Verdingbub
107 min
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.
- Release date
- November 3, 2011
- Country of origin
- Switzerland, Germany
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Cast
- Katja Riemann as Bösigerin
- Stefan Kurt as Bösiger
- Maximilian Simonischek as Jakob
- Max Hubacher as Max
- Lisa Brand as Berteli
- Miriam Stein as Esther
- Andreas Matti as Hasslinger
- Heidy Forster as Grossmutter
- Ursina Lardi as Mutter Dürrer
- Ernst C. Sigrist as Polizist
- Christoph Gaugler as Störmetzger
- Peter Wyssbrod as Doctor
- Hanspeter Müller as Mayor
- Martin Hug as Hugo Wagner
- Rebekka Burckhardt as Teacher
Crew
- Markus Imboden · Director
- Plinio Bachmann · Writer
- Jasmine Hoch · Writer
- Peter Reichenbach · Producer
- Claudia Schröder · Producer
- Benedikt Jeger · Composer
- Peter von Haller · Cinematographer
- Ursula Höf · Editor
- Corinna Glaus · Casting director
- Ruth Hirschfeld · Casting director
- Marion Schramm · Production designer
- Andi Schrämli · Production designer
- Nils Tünnermann · Production designer