The Foster Boy (2011)
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.
Director: Markus Imboden
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Katja Riemann as Mrs. Bösiger |
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Stefan Kurt as Mr. Bösiger |
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Maximilian Simonischek as Jakob |
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Max Hubacher as Max |
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Lisa Brand as Berteli |
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Miriam Stein as Esther |
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Andreas Matti as Hasslinger |
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Heidy Forster as Grandmother |
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Ursina Lardi as Mother Dürrer |
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Ernst C. Sigrist as Policeman |
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Christoph Gaugler as Störmetzger |
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Peter Wyssbrod as Doctor |
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Hanspeter Müller as Mayor |
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Martin Hug as Hugo Wagner |
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Rebekka Burckhardt as Teacher |
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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 |
