Toyland (2007)

★ 7.2 0h 13m IMDb
Drama War

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?

Toyland

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Julia Jäger
Julia Jäger as Marianne Age 56 · Angermünde, Germany
Cedric Eich
Cedric Eich as Heinrich Age 25 · Germany, EU
David C. Bunners
David C. Bunners as Obersturmführer Age 60 · Neubrandenburg, Germany DAVID C. BUNNERS was one of the three producers of the 2009 Oscar®-winning short film "Spielzeugland" (aka "Toyland"). His brother Johann Bunners had the idea for "Spielzeugland" and wrote the script...
Torsten Michaelis
Torsten Michaelis as Herr Silbertein Died 2025 · Berlin, Germany
Claudia Hübschmann
Claudia Hübschmann as Frau Silberstein Age 52 · Potsdam - Germany
Gregor Weber
Gregor Weber as SS-Mann Werner Age 57 · Saarbrücken, Germany
Director Jochen Alexander Freydank
Cast Julia Jäger, Cedric Eich, David C. Bunners, Torsten Michaelis, Claudia Hübschmann, Gregor Weber, Jürgen Trott, Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann, Matthias Paul, Johanna Penski

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CinemaSerf 7/10 Mar 22, 2024
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 two insist on travelling together. Can his mother track down "Heinrich" (Cedric Eich) before it's too late? It's chilling, this film - not just the effects of the snow on the ground but these ghastly yellow stars stitched like targets upon the clothing of the unwilling travellers. The boys think they are going to "Toyland".... Scary stuff well presented with an effective minimum of dialogue.

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