child abuse,orphan

The Foster Boy (2011)

Poster for The Foster Boy

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Markus Imboden
  • Profile picture of Katja Riemann
    Mrs. Bösiger Katja Riemann
  • Profile picture of Stefan Kurt
    Mr. Bösiger Stefan Kurt
  • Profile picture of Maximilian Simonischek
    Jakob Maximilian Simonischek
  • Profile picture of Max Hubacher
    Max Max Hubacher
  • Profile picture of Lisa Brand
    Berteli Lisa Brand
  • Profile picture of Miriam Stein
    Esther Miriam Stein
  • Profile picture of Andreas Matti
    Hasslinger Andreas Matti
  • Profile picture of Heidy Forster
    Grandmother Heidy Forster

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Keywords

  • child abuse
  • orphan