- Country: Germany, Switzerland
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2012-10-25
- Director: Markus Imboden
- Writers: Plinio Bachmann , Jasmine Hoch
- Language: Swiss German
- Stars: Katja Riemann , Stefan Kurt , Maximilian Simonischek , Max Hubacher , Lisa Brand , Miriam Stein , Andreas Matti , Heidy Forster , Ursina Lardi , Ernst C. Sigrist
- Runtime: 107 min
- Awards: 4 wins & 4 nominations
- AKA: Der Verdingbub (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , El hijo adoptivo (Argentina) , Der Verdingbub (Germany) , Το θετό αγόρι (Greece) , The Foster Boy , Der Verdingbub , Üvey Çocuk (Turkey) , The Foster Boy (United States of America) , Max, a csicska (Hungary) , Skradzione dzieciństwo (Poland) , O miúdo emprestado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , L'enfance volée (France, French Republic) , Приёмыши (Russian Federation) , The Foster Boy (United Kingdom)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt2057931
The Foster Boy Cast · · · ALL
Markus Imboden
Director
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
(I)
Mayor
Martin Hug
Hugo Wagner
Rebekka Burckhardt
Teacher
Juan José Mosalini
Max in 2011