Toyland
1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?
7.2 / 10
13 minutes
2007-08-29
German
DE
Actors :
Julia Jäger, Cedric Eich, David C. Bunners, Torsten Michaelis, Claudia Hübschmann, Gregor Weber, Jürgen Trott, Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann, Matthias Paul, Johanna Penski, Tamay Bulut Özvatan
Description
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?
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CinemaSerf
3/22/2024, 2:30:16 PM
Potently seen through the eyes of two young boys, the rise of Nazi-ism is depicted as "David" (Tamay Bulut Ozvatan), a Jew, and his family must make preparations for a trip whilst the mother of the other (Julia Jäger) must make preparations to lie to her son about just what is going on in their country now. They boys have no appreciation of the dangers and so armed with his bear "Little Paul" the ...