The Foster Boy

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

Mrs. Bösiger

Stefan Kurt

Mr. Bösiger

Maximilian Simonischek

Jakob

Max Hubacher

Max

Lisa Brand

Berteli

Miriam Stein

Esther

Andreas Matti

Hasslinger

Heidy Forster

Grandmother

Ursina Lardi

Mother Dürrer

Ernst C. Sigrist

Policeman

Christoph Gaugler

Störmetzger

Peter Wyssbrod

Doctor