Toyland
1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?
- Drama
- War
Overview
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?
Keywords
- soldier
- 1940s
- anti-semitism
- flashback
- winter
- neighbor
- little boy
- antisemitism
- short film
- worry
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 29, 2007
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Mephisto Film
- Cast
- Cedric Eich,Johanna Penski,Torsten Michaelis,Tamay Bulut Özvatan,David C. Bunners,Claudia Hübschmann,Gregor Weber,Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann,Matthias Paul,Jürgen Trottand 1 more
- Director
- Jochen Alexander Freydank
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt1280548