Is The Foster Boy sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Foster Boy easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Foster Boy scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Foster Boy violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Foster Boy end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Foster Boy

Name: The Foster Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Katja Riemann, Stefan Kurt, Maximilian Simonischek, Max Hubacher, Lisa Brand

Directed by Markus Imboden

Produced by C-Films, ZDF

2011103 min7.0 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of childhood exploitation and survival in post-war Switzerland, where small acts of kindness and friendship offer fragile resistance to systemic cruelty.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Isolation And Loneliness Weapons and Violence

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Child Abuse Orphan Hitting

Questions people ask

Is The Foster Boy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Foster Boy easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Foster Boy scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Foster Boy violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Foster Boy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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