The Foster Boy (2011)
2011
Action / Drama
The Foster Boy (2011)
2011
Action / Drama
7/10
Plot summary
The illegitimate orphan child, 12-year-old Max, is sold by the local minister for a basket of food to the Bösiger family, who own a mountain farm. Max' initial hope of finally finding a loving home is brutally shattered: The farmer and his wife treat Max like livestock, and their son Jacob humiliates and abuses him. Only the local teacher notices the child suffering on the farm.—OJT