
Up until the middle of the 19Th century, poverty stricken mountain farmers from the Ticino area of Switzerland frequently sold their children to Milan as chimney sweeps or spazzacamini. That is also young Giorgios fate. He is forced to climb through pitch black chimneys, flinging down the soot with his bare hands. But he does not lose heart. Together with his buddies sharing in the same misery, he establishes the association of Black Brothers. They stick together, struggling against their penury and getting involved in fights with the street gangs of Milan. The film tells of the gripping adventures of the chimney sweep boys and their spectacular escape back to their native land.
Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu
Antonio Luini

Waldemar Kobus
Battista Rossi

Richy Müller
Pater Roberto

Ruby O. Fee
Angeletta

Catrin Striebeck
Frau Rossi

Oliver Ewy
Alfredo

Sabine Timoteo
Giorgios Mutter

Margherita Schoch
Nonna

Fynn Henkel
Giorgio
Can Schneider
Dante
Rafael Koussouris
Enzo

Javidan Imani
Antonio

Jasper Smets
Riccardo
Sergen Ecin
Luigi
Max Damisi
Marco

Andreas Warmbrunn
Anselmo
Ciro de Chiara
Meister Spitzbart
Robin Gorges
Katze

David Hürten
Blatternarbiger
Ivd Immanuel Kortlang
Einaugiger

Leonardo Nigro
Giorgios Vater
Nedjo Osman
Meister 2

Jürgen Rißmann
Anita
Leni Wesselman
Andere Dame
Ingeborg Vehlen
Marktfrau (uncredited)
Peter Brachschoss
Handwerker (uncredited)
Crew

Xavier Koller
Director
Fritjof Hohagen
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Producer
Klaus Richter
Screenplay
Lisa Tetzner
Novel
Kurt Held
Novel

Gion-Reto Killias
Editor

Felix von Muralt
Director of Photography
Andreas Schreitmüller
Commissioning Editor
Brigitta Mühlenbeck
Commissioning Editor
Roman Klink
Commissioning Editor
Ole Kampovski
Commissioning Editor
Cornelius Conrad
Commissioning Editor
Giulia Fretta
Commissioning Editor
Nadja Dumouchel
Commissioning Editor
Cornelia Ackers
Commissioning Editor
Stephan O. Hansch
Co-Executive Producer
Clarens Grollmann
Producer
Karin Koch
Co-Producer
Alexander Loskant
Co-Producer

Rainer Kölmel
Co-Producer
Wolfgang Herold
Co-Producer
Wasiliki Bleser
Co-Producer
Simon Happ
Line Producer
Frank Bollinger
Production Design
Jacqueline Rietz
Casting
Anja Dihrberg
Casting
Birgit Hutter
Costume Design
Balz Bachmann
Music
Gernot Thöndel
Set Decoration
Giulietta Rimoldi
Set Decoration
Géraldine Dardano
Set Decoration
Eric Kasanowski
Compositing Artist
Tanja Pelster
Stunts

Katja Jerabek
Stunt Coordinator
Pierre Pfundt
Art Direction
Bettina Lessnig
Art Direction
Jo Hattenhauer
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