1 Movie Starring Maximilian Simonischek

The Foster Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-25

Languages:

Swiss German

Countries:

Switzerland, Germany

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (765 Reviews)

Director:

Markus Imboden

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Katja Riemann Stefan Kurt Maximilian Simonischek Max Hubacher

Writer:

Plinio Bachmann (screenplay)

Jasmine Hoch (collaboration on screenplay)

Fullplot:

The illegitimate orphan child, 12-year-old Max, is sold by the local minister for a basket of food to the Bèsiger family, who own a mountain farm. Max' initial hope of finally finding a loving home is brutally shattered: The farmer and his wife treat Max like livestock, and their son Jacob humiliates and abuses him. Only the local teacher notices the child suffering on the farm.

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