The Black Brothers (2014)
Up until the middle of the 19Th century, poverty stricken mountain farmers from the Ticino area of Switzerland frequently sold their children to Milan as chimney sweeps or spazzacamini. That is also young Giorgios fate. He is forced to climb through pitch black chimneys, flinging down the soot with his bare hands. But he does not lose heart. Together with his buddies sharing in the same misery, he establishes the association of Black Brothers. They stick together, struggling against their penury and getting involved in fights with the street gangs of Milan. The film tells of the gripping adventures of the chimney sweep boys and their spectacular escape back to their native land.
Director:
Xavier Koller
Writers:
Fritjof Hohagen, Klaus Richter.
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Moritz Bleibtreu as Antonio Luini |
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Waldemar Kobus as Battista Rossi |
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Richy Müller as Pater Roberto |
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Ruby O. Fee as Angeletta |
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Catrin Striebeck as Frau Rossi |
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Oliver Ewy as Alfredo |
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Sabine Timoteo as Giorgios Mutter |
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Margherita Schoch as Nonna |
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Fynn Henkel as Giorgio |
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Can Schneider as Dante |
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Rafael Koussouris as Enzo |
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Javidan Imani as Antonio |
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Jasper Smets as Riccardo |
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Sergen Ecin as Luigi |
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Max Damisi as Marco |
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Andreas Warmbrunn as Anselmo |
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Ciro de Chiara as Meister Spitzbart |
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Robin Gorges as Katze |
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David Hürten as Blatternarbiger |
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Ivd Immanuel Kortlang as Einaugiger |
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Leonardo Nigro as Giorgios Vater |
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Nedjo Osman as Meister 2 |
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Jürgen Rißmann as Anita |
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Leni Wesselman as Andere Dame |
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Ingeborg Vehlen as Marktfrau (uncredited) |
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Peter Brachschoss as Handwerker (uncredited) |
| Writing | Fritjof Hohagen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Klaus Richter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lisa Tetzner | Novel |
| Writing | Kurt Held | Novel |
| Directing | Xavier Koller | Director |
| Production | Karin Koch | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Tanja Pelster | Stunts |
| Crew | Katja Jerabek | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birgit Hutter | Costume Design |
| Art | Gernot Thöndel | Set Decoration |
| Art | Giulietta Rimoldi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Géraldine Dardano | Set Decoration |
| Art | Pierre Pfundt | Art Direction |
| Art | Bettina Lessnig | Art Direction |
| Art | Jo Hattenhauer | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank Bollinger | Production Design |
| Production | Jacqueline Rietz | Casting |
| Production | Anja Dihrberg | Casting |
| Editing | Gion-Reto Killias | Editor |
| Sound | Balz Bachmann | Music |
| Crew | Andreas Schreitmüller | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Brigitta Mühlenbeck | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Alexander Loskant | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rainer Kölmel | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Roman Klink | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Ole Kampovski | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Fritjof Hohagen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fritjof Hohagen | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Herold | Co-Producer |
| Production | Simon Happ | Line Producer |
| Production | Stephan O. Hansch | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Clarens Grollmann | Producer |
| Production | Wasiliki Bleser | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Cornelius Conrad | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Giulia Fretta | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Nadja Dumouchel | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Cornelia Ackers | Commissioning Editor |
| Camera | Felix von Muralt | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Eric Kasanowski | Compositing Artist |
