The Foster Boy
2011 | 103m | German
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Markus Imboden |
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| Writer: | Plinio Bachmann |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 03, 2011 |
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| Director: | Markus Imboden |
| Writer: | Plinio Bachmann |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | child abuse, orphan, hitting |
| Production Companies | ZDF, C-Films, Bremedia Produktion |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 28, 2025 Entered: Sep 28, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hanspeter Müller | Mayor |
| Martin Hug | Hugo Wagner |
| Rebekka Burckhardt | Teacher |
| Juan José Mosalini | Max in 2011 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Marion Schramm | Production Design |
| Marc Hollenstein | Key Makeup Artist |
| Claudia Flütsch | Costume Design |
| Plinio Bachmann | Writer |
| Peter von Haller | Director of Photography |
| Jasmine Hoch | Story Consultant |
| Nils Tünnermann | Production Design |
| André Zimmermann | Sound Editor |
| Thérèse Traber | Set Decoration |
| Markus Imboden | Director |
| Corinna Glaus | Casting |
| Andi Schrämli | Production Design |
| Ruth Hirschfeld | Casting |
| Benedikt Jeger | Original Music Composer |
| Ursula Höf | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Reichenbach | Producer |
| Claudia Schröder | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 672 | 708 |