The Foster Boy: Der Verdingbub ) by Katja Riemann

Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Featurette, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The most successful Swiss film in the past six years deals with a shameful chapter in the history of a country that is so often seen in a positive light. From the early 1800s to the 1950s thousands of Swiss children who were orphaned, illegitimate or from impoverished families were sent to work on farms as cheap labour. Set in the 1950s this deeply moving drama follows 12-year-old Max, an orphaned Verdingbub (discarded child) who suffers abuse at the hands of his host family while authorities turn a blind eye. With only his passion for playing the accordion and friendship with 15-year-old girl laborer Berteli to sustain him, Max's ordeal is one you won't soon forget. Talented newcomer Max Hubacher gives an extraordinary central performance in this searing examination of a subject that has rarely been discussed publicly until now. ...The Foster Boy ( Der Verdingbub )