winter,flashback,little boy,anti-semitism,neighbor,soldier,1940s,worry,short film

Toyland (2007)

Poster for Toyland

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Jochen Alexander Freydank
  • Profile picture of Julia Jäger
    Marianne Julia Jäger
  • Profile picture of Cedric Eich
    Heinrich Cedric Eich
  • Profile picture of David C. Bunners
    Obersturmführer David C. Bunners
  • Profile picture of Torsten Michaelis
    Herr Silbertein Torsten Michaelis
  • Profile picture of Claudia Hübschmann
    Frau Silberstein Claudia Hübschmann
  • Profile picture of Gregor Weber
    SS-Mann Werner Gregor Weber
  • Profile picture of Jürgen Trott
    Schutzpolizist Jürgen Trott
  • Profile picture of Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
    Blockwart Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

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Keywords

  • winter
  • flashback
  • little boy
  • anti-semitism
  • neighbor
  • soldier
  • 1940s
  • worry
  • short film