The Foster Boy (2011)

The Foster Boy (2011)

2011-11-03 Germany, Switzerland 103 Min. PG-13
7.3 37 votes

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.

Cast

Katja Riemann is Mrs. Bösiger
Mrs. Bösiger
Stefan Kurt is Mr. Bösiger
Mr. Bösiger
Lisa Brand is Berteli
Berteli
Miriam Stein is Esther
Andreas Matti is Hasslinger
Hasslinger
Heidy Forster is Grandmother
Grandmother
Ursina Lardi is Mother Dürrer
Mother Dürrer
Ernst C. Sigrist is Policeman
Christoph Gaugler is Störmetzger
Störmetzger