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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.
Original Release
01/01/1992
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jasmin Tabatabai | Jana Kessel |
| Andrea Eckert | Theresa Kessel |
| Martina Straessler | Jana, 5 Jahre |
| Herbert Leiser | Paul Kessel |
| Jara Weiss | Jana, 9 Jahre |
| Hans-Peter Korff | Dr. Schoenefeld |
| Nina Petri | Fräulein Roth |
| Mathias Gnädinger | Roger Kessel |
| Noemi Steuer | Andrina Kessel |
| Andreas Schindelholz | Django |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jasmin Tabatabai | Jana Kessel |
| Andrea Eckert | Theresa Kessel |
| Martina Straessler | Jana, 5 Jahre |
| Herbert Leiser | Paul Kessel |
| Jara Weiss | Jana, 9 Jahre |
| Hans-Peter Korff | Dr. Schoenefeld |
| Nina Petri | Fräulein Roth |
| Mathias Gnädinger | Roger Kessel |
| Noemi Steuer | Andrina Kessel |
| Andreas Schindelholz | Django |
| Andreas Löffel | Nino |
| Paul Schirmer | Jenischer Mann |
| Arnold Burri | Jenischer Mann |
| Felix Amsler | Jenischer Mann |
| Johanna Karl-Lory | Wahrsagerin |
| Georg Friedrich | Franz Mauerhofer |
| Maurice Suhr | Franz, 10 Jahre |
| Charlotte Joss | Hildi Mauerhofer |
| Urs Bihler | Kurt Mauerhofer |
| Sibylle Brunner | Oberin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Urs Egger | Producer |
| Johannes Boesiger | Producer |
| Helga Bähr | Producer |
| Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
| Alfred Nathan | Producer |
| Martin Schmassmann | Producer |
| Peter Spoerri | Producer |
