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1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?

Toyland

7.2 / 10 7.2 2007 13m
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?

Directed by Jochen Alexander Freydank

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The people behind the story

Julia Jäger
Julia JägerMarianne
Cedric Eich
Cedric EichHeinrich
David C. Bunners
David C. BunnersObersturmführer
Torsten Michaelis
Torsten MichaelisHerr Silbertein
Claudia Hübschmann
Claudia HübschmannFrau Silberstein
Gregor Weber
Gregor WeberSS-Mann Werner
Jürgen Trott
Jürgen TrottSchutzpolizist
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Klaus-Jürgen SteinmannBlockwart
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