Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 17, 2014
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- Italian, German, French
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- ARD,Enigma Film
- Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu,Richy Müller,Ruby O. Fee,Andreas Warmbrunn,Sabine Timoteo,Robin Gorges,Fynn Henkel,Sergen Ecin,Ciro de Chiara,Javidan Imaniand 16 more
- Director
- Xavier Koller
- Producer
- Fritjof Hohagen,Clarens Grollmann
- Cinematography
- Felix von Muralt
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $37,338
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- View on IMDb