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Fögi Is a Bastard

Fögi Is a Bastard

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Fögi Is a Bastard

1998

1h 31m

5.5(40 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

15-year-old Beni falls in love with Fögi, a singer in a Rock band. As Fögi seduces him, he is only willing to follow him where ever Fögi wants to. But Fögi is a drug addict and pulls Beni deeper and deeper into the hell of drug addiction.

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Vega Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Frédéric Andrau

Frédéric Andrau

Fögi

Vincent Branchet

Vincent Branchet

Beni

Urs Peter Halter

Urs Peter Halter

Töbe

Jean-Pierre von Dach

Wäde

Ulrich Bodamer

Schäfer

Jaqueline Brutsche

Richs Girlfriend #2

Jessica Früh

Benis Mother

Mirjam Hoffmann

Daniela

Sebastian Krähenbühl

Sebastian Krähenbühl

Reto

Jeanne Mathis

Hippie (France)

Creative team

Directed by: Marcel Gisler
Written by: Rudolf Nadler
Marcel Gisler
Produced by: Pierre-Alain Schatzmann
Ruth Waldburger

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