Marianne
Julia Jäger
Marianne
Toyland
“1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland?”
7.2
2007
13m
DramaWar
Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank
Overview
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
Heinrich
Cedric Eich
Heinrich
Obersturmführer
David C. Bunners
Obersturmführer
Herr Silbertein
Torsten Michaelis
Herr Silbertein
Frau Silberstein
Claudia Hübschmann
Frau Silberstein
SS-Mann Werner
Gregor Weber
SS-Mann Werner
Schutzpolizist
Jürgen Trott
Schutzpolizist
Blockwart
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Blockwart
Gestapo Mann
Matthias Paul
Gestapo Mann
Hausmeisterin (uncredited)
Johanna Penski
Hausmeisterin (uncredited)
David Silberstein
Tamay Bulut Özvatan
David Silberstein
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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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