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1942: what happens when a German kid believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland? A story about lies and guilt. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Julia Jäger ... Marianne
Cedric Eich ... Heinrich
Tamay Bulut Özvatan ... David Silberstein
Torsten Michaelis ... Herr Silbertein
Claudia Hübschmann ... Frau Silberstein

David C. Bunners ... Obersturmführer
Gregor Weber ... SS-Mann Werner
Jürgen Trott ... Schutzpolizist
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann ... Blockwart
Heike Reichenwallner ... Nachbarin
Matthias Paul ... Gestapo - Mann
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Toyland (International: English title) (USA) (literal English title)
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USA:13 min | Germany:13 min
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seen it before, 17 February 2009
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Author: synergy386 from balabusta

I just saw Spielzeugland and recognized the whole plot almost from the beginning. I am positive I've seen it before, or read it. Does anyone else remember it? There was a Q&A with the writer and he didn't mention getting the plot from somewhere else. Anyone out there know this story from a maybe book or a t.v. show? That said, I did find it very moving and upsetting. The actress who played the mother did a fine job, as did the piano teacher. People may say holocaust-themed movies are overdone, but I don't think so; that era needs to be kept alive in peoples' minds so that it doesn't fade into oblivion as the final survivors die out. It's hard to believe the entire film is only l4 minutes long.

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