The Black Brothers

1h 38m

Family Drama

6.6

Up until the middle of the 19Th century, poverty stricken mountain farmers from the Ticino area of Switzerland frequently sold their children to Milan as chimney sweeps or spazzacamini. That is also young Giorgios fate. He is forced to climb through pitch black chimneys, flinging down the soot with his bare hands. But he does not lose heart. Together with his buddies sharing in the same misery, he establishes the association of Black Brothers. They stick together, struggling against their penury and getting involved in fights with the street gangs of Milan. The film tells of the gripping adventures of the chimney sweep boys and their spectacular escape back to their native land.

Crew

Xavier Koller

Director

Klaus Richter

Screenplay

Fritjof Hohagen

Screenplay, Executive Producer, Producer

Kurt Held

Novel

Lisa Tetzner

Novel

Gion-Reto Killias

Editor

Felix von Muralt

Director of Photography

Brigitta Mühlenbeck

Commissioning Editor

Cornelia Ackers

Commissioning Editor

Roman Klink

Commissioning Editor

Nadja Dumouchel

Commissioning Editor

Giulia Fretta

Commissioning Editor

Ole Kampovski

Commissioning Editor

Andreas Schreitmüller

Commissioning Editor

Cornelius Conrad

Commissioning Editor

Stephan O. Hansch

Co-Executive Producer

Clarens Grollmann

Producer

Karin Koch

Co-Producer

Rainer Kölmel

Co-Producer

Wolfgang Herold

Co-Producer

Alexander Loskant

Co-Producer

Wasiliki Bleser

Co-Producer

Simon Happ

Line Producer

Frank Bollinger

Production Design

Anja Dihrberg

Casting

Jacqueline Rietz

Casting

Birgit Hutter

Costume Design

Balz Bachmann

Music

Gernot Thöndel

Set Decoration

Giulietta Rimoldi

Set Decoration

Géraldine Dardano

Set Decoration

Eric Kasanowski

Compositing Artist

Tanja Pelster

Stunts

Katja Jerabek

Stunt Coordinator

Bettina Lessnig

Art Direction

Pierre Pfundt

Art Direction

Jo Hattenhauer

Art Direction