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.
Cast
Katja Riemann
Mrs. Bösiger
Stefan Kurt
Mr. Bösiger
Maximilian Simonischek
Jakob
Max Hubacher
Max
Lisa Brand
Berteli
Miriam Stein
Esther
Andreas Matti
Hasslinger
Heidy Forster
Grandmother
Ursina Lardi
Mother Dürrer
Ernst C. Sigrist
Policeman
Christoph Gaugler
Störmetzger
Peter Wyssbrod
Doctor
Hanspeter Müller
Mayor
Martin Hug
Hugo Wagner
Rebekka Burckhardt
Teacher
Juan José Mosalini
Max in 2011
Crew
Markus Imboden
Director
Plinio Bachmann
Writer
Ursula Höf
Editor
Peter von Haller
Director of Photography
Peter Reichenbach
Producer
Claudia Schröder
Producer
Andi Schrämli
Production Design
Marion Schramm
Production Design
Nils Tünnermann
Production Design
Ruth Hirschfeld
Casting
Corinna Glaus
Casting
Claudia Flütsch
Costume Design
Marc Hollenstein
Key Makeup Artist
André Zimmermann
Sound Editor
Benedikt Jeger
Original Music Composer
Thérèse Traber
Set Decoration
Jasmine Hoch
Story Consultant
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