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Kinder Der Landstrasse (film)
''Children of the Open Road'' (german: Kinder der Landstrasse) is a Swiss feature/drama film that was produced in 1992. Its topic is the ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' foundation, active between 1926 and 1973, which controversially attempted to assimilate the itinerant Yeniche population of Switzerland by forcibly moving their children to foster homes or orphanages. The historical topic is presented in fictionalized account. Plot The Yeniche Kessel family – Theresa, Paul and their five-year-old daughter Jana - escapes the Nazi terror and returns to Switzerland in 1939. They become victims of the ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' activities as Jana Kessler ( Martina Straessler, Jara Weiss as a child, and Jasmin Tabatabai as adult Jana), in 1939 five years old, is snatched from her parents and consigned to a life of orphanages and foster homes, in order to sever her ties with her culture and to 'assimilate' Jana to a 'better way of life'. Jana becomes the ward of Dr. Schönefeld, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Bösiger
Johannes Boesiger (born 9 October 1962, in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a Swiss/German scriptwriter and producer. He is known for his work on Children of the Open Road (1992), Fly Little Bird and Tatort (1970).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127137/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Life and work Johannes Boesiger was born the son of the Switzerland, Swiss actor and director w:de:Paul Bösiger, Paul Bösiger. He was born in Freiburg i. Br. in Germany and at the age of 14 Boesiger became a professional actor for the city theatre of Nuremberg, where took on the main character in the play ''Be silent, boy!'' by Fitzgerald Kusz. The same year Boesiger worked as 2nd assistant director for his father. Following the early death of his father, Boesiger moved to Switzerland. At the age of twenty he started to work as a filmcritic, film critic for various newspapers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland including Der Tagesspiegel, Die Presse and Die Weltwoche and in 1984 became film editor at the renowned Neu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
