The Foster Boy (2011)
Der Verdingbub (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 47min
- Drama
- 25 Oct 2012 (Germany)
- Movie
A Swiss-German rural peasant family takes Max, a crude 15-year-old boy, into a foster situation of constant bullying. Soon, a foster girl is added to the mix.
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- 4 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Katja Riemann | ... |
Bösigerin
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| Stefan Kurt | ... |
Bösiger
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| Maximilian Simonischek | ... |
Jakob
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| Max Hubacher | ... |
Max
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Lisa Brand | ... |
Berteli
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| Miriam Stein | ... |
Esther
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| Andreas Matti | ... |
Hasslinger
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Heidy Forster | ... |
Grossmutter
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| Ursina Lardi | ... |
Mutter Dürrer
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Ernst C. Sigrist | ... |
Polizist
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Christoph Gaugler | ... |
Störmetzger
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Peter Wyssbrod | ... |
Arzt
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Hanspeter Müller | ... |
Gemeindepräsident
(as Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart)
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Martin Hug | ... |
Hugo Wagner
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Rebekka Burckhardt | ... |
Erzieherin
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Juan José Mosalini | ... |
Max 2011
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Directed by
| Markus Imboden | ||
Written by
| Plinio Bachmann | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jasmine Hoch | ... | (collaboration on screenplay) |
Produced by
| Manfred Lenert | ... | line producer |
| Tamara Mattle | ... | producer: SF |
| Peter Reichenbach | ... | producer |
| Bettina Ricklefs | ... | producer: BR |
| Claudia Schröder | ... | producer |
| Peter Studhalter | ... | supervising commissioning editor |
| Anette Unger | ... | consulting producer |
Music by
| Benedikt Jeger | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter von Haller | ||
Editing by
| Ursula Höf | ||
Editorial Department
| Claudio Cea | ... | cutter: trailer |
| Rebecca Siegfried | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Corinna Glaus | ||
| Ruth Hirschfeld | ||
Production Design by
| Marion Schramm | ||
| Andi Schrämli | ||
| Nils Tünnermann | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thérèse Traber | ||
Costume Design by
| Claudia Flütsch | ||
Makeup Department
| Barbara Grundmann | ... | makeup artist |
| Marc Hollenstein | ... | key makeup artist |
| Anna Wirsch-Schiess | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Christoph Hasse | ... | unit manager |
| Nicole Schwizgebel | ... | unit manager |
| Roland Stebler | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richy Hafner | ... | second assistant director |
| Simon Koller | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Doris Baumgartner | ... | set dresser |
| Kurt Fritsche | ... | construction coordinator |
| Lena Imboden | ... | art department trainee |
| Silvan Kuhl | ... | painter |
| Alex Reuter | ... | construction coordinator |
| Thérèse Traber | ... | lead set dresser / property master |
| Sara Weingart | ... | property master: indoor |
Sound Department
| Markus Forster | ... | adr |
| Frank Gorgas | ... | boom operator |
| Jörg Klinkenberg | ... | foley artist |
| Carsten Richter | ... | foley artist |
| Marcus Sujata | ... | additional foley artist / foley mixer |
| Tom Weber | ... | sound mixer / supervising sound editor |
| André Zimmerman | ... | sound editor |
| Malte Zurbonsen | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Gino Haegler | ... | special effects technician |
| Jimmy Hock | ... | special effects |
| Urs Inauen | ... | special effects |
| Matthias Schmidt | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Ursula Brunner | ... | telecine operator |
| Christoph Hierl | ... | visual effects producer |
| Juergen Kupka | ... | digital colorist |
Stunts
| Gino Haegler | ... | stunt double |
| Urs Inauen | ... | stunt double: Max |
| Matthias Schmidt | ... | stunt rigger |
| Marcel Stucki | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michael Beitz | ... | gaffer |
| Armin Golisano | ... | first assistant camera |
| Dirk Hilbert | ... | electrician |
| Kai Möller | ... | electrician |
| Martin Niklas | ... | electrician |
| Alex Reuter | ... | still photographer |
| Rudthardt Schulz | ... | key grip |
| Ulrich Schulz | ... | grip |
| Thomas Stührk | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Philipp Tölke | ... | second assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Julia Ensner | ... | wardrobe |
| Regula Marthaler | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Marion Schramm | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Michael Zisman | ... | musician: bandoneon |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbara Krieger | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Fabienne Gallina | ... | assistant set manager |
| Carola Jungmann | ... | production accountant |
| Gesa Kunzendorf | ... | production assistant |
| Lea Maurer | ... | set manager |
| Christa Müller | ... | production assistant |
| Anton Norudin | ... | caterer |
Production Companies
- C-Films AG
- Bremedia Produktion
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (co-production)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (co-production)
- ARTE (co-production)
- ARD Degeto Film (co-production)
- Greyhound
Distributors
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Germany)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2021) (Switzerland) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Tonstudio Hanse Warns (foley stage)
Storyline
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The illegitimate orphan child, 12-year-old Max, is sold by the local minister for a basket of food to the Bösiger 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. Written by OJT |
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