The Foster Boy

The Foster Boy

2011
1h 43m
7.1

7.1/10

46 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
C-Films ZDF Bremedia Produktion
Production Countries
Germany Switzerland
Spoken Languages
German French

Keywords

child abuse orphan hitting

Quick Facts

Original Title Der Verdingbub
Release Date November 3, 2011
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt2057931

Cast

Katja Riemann
Katja Riemann

Mrs. Bösiger

Stefan Kurt
Stefan Kurt

Mr. Bösiger

Maximilian Simonischek
Maximilian Simonischek

Jakob

Max Hubacher
Max Hubacher

Max

Lisa Brand
Lisa Brand

Berteli

Miriam Stein
Miriam Stein

Esther

Andreas Matti
Andreas Matti

Hasslinger

Heidy Forster
Heidy Forster

Grandmother

Ursina Lardi
Ursina Lardi

Mother Dürrer

Ernst C. Sigrist
Ernst C. Sigrist

Policeman

Christoph Gaugler
Christoph Gaugler

Störmetzger

Peter Wyssbrod
Peter Wyssbrod

Doctor

Key Crew

Markus Imboden
Director
Plinio Bachmann
Writer
Peter Reichenbach
Producer
Claudia Schröder
Producer