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Toyland (2007)
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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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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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Jochen Alexander Freydank, Johann A. Bunners
In Theaters:8/29/2007
Box Office:
Runtime:13 minutes
Studio:Mephisto Film
Cast
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Director
Julia Jäger
Marianne
Cedric Eich
Heinrich
David C. Bunners
Obersturmführer
Torsten Michaelis
Herr Silbertein
Claudia Hübschmann
Frau Silberstein
Gregor Weber
SS-Mann Werner
Jürgen Trott
Schutzpolizist
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Blockwart
Matthias Paul
Gestapo Mann
Johanna Penski
Hausmeisterin (uncredited)
Tamay Bulut Özvatan
David Silberstein
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