Drama
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.
Directed by
Markus Imboden
Written by
Plinio Bachmann
Katja Riemann
Mrs. Bösiger
Stefan Kurt
Mr. Bösiger
Maximilian Simonischek
Jakob
Hanspeter Müller
Mayor
Max Hubacher
Max
Miriam Stein
Esther
Ursina Lardi
Mother Dürrer
Andreas Matti
Hasslinger
Heidy Forster
Grandmother
Lisa Brand
Berteli
Peter Wyssbrod
Doctor
Christoph Gaugler
Störmetzger
Ernst C. Sigrist
Policeman
Martin Hug
Hugo Wagner
Rebekka Burckhardt
Teacher

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