Overview

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.

Top Cast

Leopold Biberti

André Oberholzer

P

Petra Marin

Brigitte Böhi

R

Röbi Rapp

Matthias Böhi

H

Hans Fehrmann

Angehr

W

Walburga Gmür

Angeherin

Ditta Oesch

Marie

A

Arthur Leonhardt

Konrad

F

Friedeli Sigg

Marie

Sigfrit Steiner

Gemperle

H

Hermann Gallinger

Stettler

M

Marga Zöllner-Galli

Else

H

Hedwig Elisabeth

Lise