---
title: 'The Foster Boy (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Markus Imboden'
released: '2011-11-03'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foster-boy-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2057931/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Foster Boy (2011)

2011 · 107 min · Drama · Germany, Switzerland

Original title: Der Verdingbub

## Synopsis

The Foster Boy is a 2011 Swiss drama film directed by Markus Imboden. It dramatizes the fate of two Verdingkinder in Emmental.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Markus Imboden](https://cinepixo.com/people/markus-imboden)
- **Screenplay:** [Jasmine Hoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasmine-hoch), [Plinio Bachmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/plinio-bachmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ben Jeger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-jeger)
- **Producer:** [Peter Reichenbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-reichenbach)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter von Haller](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-von-haller)
- **Editor:** [Ursula Höf](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-hof)

## Cast

- [Ernst C. Sigrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-c-sigrist)
- [Ursina Lardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursina-lardi)
- [Andreas Matti](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-matti)
- [Katja Riemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/katja-riemann)
- [Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanspeter-muller-drossaart)
- [Heidy Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/heidy-forster)
- [Lisa Brand](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-brand)
- [Stefan Kurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-kurt)
- [Miriam Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-stein)
- [Max Simonischek](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-simonischek)
- [Max Hubacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-hubacher)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foster-boy-2011
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