Das Menschlein Matthias

Matthias is the illegitimate son of a factory worker He lives as an indentured child labourer at his dictatorial aunts remote guesthouse The only thing he knows in life are hard work and hard punches After a sudden death the unhappy boy finds the opportunity to make his way to his mother In collaboration with SRF Cinémathèque suisse Memoriav and Praesens Film ZFF once again presents a freshly restored version of a Swiss cinema classic This 1941 literary adaptation is an almost forgotten jewel of Swiss film history that offers an impressive insight into Eastern Switzerlands embroidery industry Born in 1930 a later chapter of the main actor Röbi Rapps life was portrayed in the multiaward winning docufiction DER KREIS