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The Foster Boy (2011)

The Foster Boy (2011)

Drama
Release Date: 2011, November 3
Directors: Markus Imboden
Countries: Switzerland, Germany
Production: C-Films, ZDF, Bremedia Produktion
Cast: Ursina Lardi, Christoph Gaugler, Katja Riemann, Maximilian Simonischek, Martin Hug, Stefan Kurt, Max Hubacher, Andreas Matti, Peter Wyssbrod, Hanspeter Müller, Miriam Stein, Lisa Brand

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.

Keywords:

orphan child abuse hitting