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The Foster Boy
The Foster Boy

The Foster Boy

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

03 November 2011

Country

Germany

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

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Mayor

Martin Hug

Martin Hug

Hugo Wagner

Rebekka Burckhardt

Rebekka Burckhardt

Teacher

Juan José Mosalini

Juan José Mosalini

Max in 2011

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