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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.

Top 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

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.

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