Kinder der Landstrasse
Brief Synopsis
Based on numerous true stories, a gypsy child is forcibly removed from her family by a Swiss Government organization and institutionalized in order to save her from her parents' "abnormal lifestyle."
Cast & Crew
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Urs Egger
Director
Jasmin Tabatabai
Jana Kessel
Martina Straessler
Jana--Age 5
Jara Weiss
Jana--Age 9
Andrea Eckert
Theresa Kessel
Herbert Leiser
Paul Kessel
Film Details
Also Known As
Child of the Open Road
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Wega-Film
Distribution Company
Rialto Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Synopsis
Based on numerous true stories, a gypsy child is forcibly removed from her family by a Swiss Government organization and institutionalized in order to save her from her parents' "abnormal lifestyle."
Director
Urs Egger
Director
Cast
Jasmin Tabatabai
Jana Kessel
Martina Straessler
Jana--Age 5
Jara Weiss
Jana--Age 9
Andrea Eckert
Theresa Kessel
Herbert Leiser
Paul Kessel
Hans Peter Korff
Dr Schonefeld
Nina Petri
Fraulein Roth
Mathias Gnadinger
Roger Kessel
Noemi Steuer
Andrina Kessel
Otto Dornbierer
Anton Kessel
Sigi Pawellek
Marina Simowitsch
Georg Trenkwitz
Latscha Simowitsch
Marcel Ruckstuhl
Hans Simowitsch
Georg Friedrich
Franz
Maurice Suhr
Franz--Age 10
Charlotte Joss
Hildi Mauerhofer
Urs Bihler
Kurt Mauerhofer
Sibylle Brunner
Mother Superior
Beatrice Kuemin
Claudine
Dagmar Schwarz
Eva Hottinger
Wolf-dietrich Berg
Heinrich Hottinger
Film Details
Also Known As
Child of the Open Road
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Wega-Film
Distribution Company
Rialto Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States October 1992
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.
Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival (in competition) October 23-31, 1992.
Released in United States October 1992 (Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival (in competition) October 23-31, 1992.)
