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The Foster Boy

The Foster Boy

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , French
📆 Date Released: 2011-11-03
⌚ Running Time: 103 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Katja Riemann original image
Mrs. Bösiger
Katja Riemann
Stefan Kurt original image
Mr. Bösiger
Stefan Kurt
Maximilian Simonischek original image
Jakob
Maximilian Simonischek
Max Hubacher original image
Max
Max Hubacher
Lisa Brand original image
Berteli
Lisa Brand
Miriam Stein original image
Esther
Miriam Stein
Andreas Matti original image
Hasslinger
Andreas Matti
Heidy Forster original image
Grandmother
Heidy Forster
Ursina Lardi original image
Mother Dürrer
Ursina Lardi
Ernst C. Sigrist original image
Policeman
Ernst C. Sigrist
Christoph Gaugler original image
Störmetzger
Christoph Gaugler
Peter Wyssbrod original image
Doctor
Peter Wyssbrod
Hanspeter Müller original image
Mayor
Hanspeter Müller
Martin Hug original image
Hugo Wagner
Martin Hug
Rebekka Burckhardt original image
Teacher
Rebekka Burckhardt
Juan José Mosalini original image
Max in 2011
Juan José Mosalini

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