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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Moritz BleibtreuAntonio Luini
Waldemar KobusBattista Rossi
Richy MüllerPater Roberto
Ruby O. FeeAngeletta
Catrin StriebeckFrau Rossi
Oliver EwyAlfredo
Sabine TimoteoGiorgios Mutter
Margherita SchochNonna
Fynn HenkelGiorgio
Javidan ImaniAntonioExplore the crew
- Director
- Xavier Koller
- Screenplay
- Klaus Richter
- Screenplay
- Fritjof Hohagen
- Producer
- Fritjof Hohagen
- Editor
- Gion-Reto Killias
- Producer
- Clarens Grollmann
- Director of Photography
- Felix von Muralt