Matthias is the illegitimate son of a factory worker. He lives as an indentured child labourer at his dictatorial aunt’s remote guesthouse. The only thing he knows in life are hard work and hard punches. After a sudden death, the unhappy boy finds the opportunity to make his way to his mother. In collaboration with SRF, Cinémathèque suisse, Memoriav and Praesens Film, ZFF once again presents a freshly restored version of a Swiss cinema classic. This 1941 literary adaptation is an almost forgotten jewel of Swiss film history that offers an impressive insight into Eastern Switzerland’s embroidery industry. Born in 1930, a later chapter of the main actor Röbi Rapp’s life was portrayed in the multi-award winning docufiction DER KREIS.
Directed by Edmund Heuberger
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Cast
Leopold Biberti
André Oberholzer
Petra Marin
Brigitte Böhi
Röbi Rapp
Matthias Böhi
Hans Fehrmann
Angehr
Walburga Gmür
Angeherin
Ditta Oesch
Marie
Arthur Leonhardt
Konrad
Friedeli Sigg
Marie
Sigfrit Steiner
Gemperle
Hermann Gallinger
Stettler
Marga Zöllner-Galli
Else
Hedwig Elisabeth
Lise
Ursula von Wiese
Aufseherin
Jakob Guggi
Suter
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