Toyland
1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?
13 mins
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?
Matthias Paul
Gestapo Mann
Tamay Bulut Özvatan
David Silberstein
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Director
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Screenplay
Corona Bellin
Producer
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Executive Producer
Anna Kappelmann
Editor
Karen Wendland
Casting
Stephanie Rass
Prop Maker
Stefanie 'Peppa' Meissner
First Assistant Camera
Johann A. Bunners
Screenplay
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Music
Christoph Cico Nicolaisen
Cinematography
Christoph Cico Nicolaisen
Executive Producer