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Toyland

2007 · short film · 13 min

7.5(73)unSUB Rating

DramaWar

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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Details
Years
2007
Release date
2007-08-29
Language
German
Runtime
13 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.2/10 (73 votes)

Themes

  • winter
  • flashback
  • little boy
  • antisemitism
  • neighbor
  • soldier
  • 1940s
  • worry
  • short film

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Live Action Short Film · 2009
  • Academy AwardBest Live Action Short Film · 2009 · nominated

Cast & crew

  • Julia Jäger

    Julia Jäger

    as Marianne

  • Cedric Eich

    Cedric Eich

    as Heinrich

  • David C. Bunners

    David C. Bunners

    as Obersturmführer

  • Torsten Michaelis

    Torsten Michaelis

    as Herr Silbertein

  • Claudia Hübschmann

    Claudia Hübschmann

    as Frau Silberstein

  • Gregor Weber

    Gregor Weber

    as SS-Mann Werner

  • Jürgen Trott

    Jürgen Trott

    as Schutzpolizist

  • Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

    Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

    as Blockwart

  • MP

    Matthias Paul

    as Gestapo Mann

  • Johanna Penski

    Johanna Penski

    as Hausmeisterin (uncredited)

Directed by Jochen Alexander Freydank