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Toyland

Toyland

★ 7.2/10•2007•13m•Drama•War

1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?

On a winter morning, a mother goes to waken her son Heinrich; his bed is empty. She leaves her flat to find him. The neighbors' door, with a Star of David painted on it, is ajar, the furnishings in disarray, the family gone. She asks passersby, runs to the police then on to the rail yard. Flashbacks show that Heinrich and the neighbors' son Paul are six years old and best friends. Paul's family's deportation is expected soon; Heinrich's mother tells her son that they're going to Toyland. Heinrich wants to go with them, has a bag packed, and listens for their departure. His mother realizes he's joined them, and her resolve becomes more urgent. Will she arrive in time to save Heinrich?

Jochen Alexander Freydank · Screenplay

Jochen Alexander Freydank · Director

Johann A. Bunners · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime13m
LanguageDE
Release DateAug 29, 2007

Actors

Julia Jäger

Julia Jäger

Marianne

Cedric Eich

Cedric Eich

Heinrich

David C. Bunners

David C. Bunners

Obersturmführer

Torsten Michaelis

Torsten Michaelis

Herr Silbertein

Claudia Hübschmann

Claudia Hübschmann

Frau Silberstein

Gregor Weber

Gregor Weber

SS-Mann Werner

Jürgen Trott

Jürgen Trott

Schutzpolizist

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

Blockwart

Matthias Paul

Gestapo Mann

Johanna Penski

Johanna Penski

Hausmeisterin (uncredited)

Tamay Bulut Özvatan

David Silberstein

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