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Spielzeugland

  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • 14m
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7.7/10
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Julia Jäger and Cedric Eich in Spielzeugland (2007)
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A German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.A German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.A German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.

  • Director
    • Jochen Alexander Freydank
  • Writers
    • Johann A. Bunners
    • Jochen Alexander Freydank
  • Stars
    • Julia Jäger
    • Cedric Eich
    • Tamay Bulut Özvatan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jochen Alexander Freydank
    • Writers
      • Johann A. Bunners
      • Jochen Alexander Freydank
    • Stars
      • Julia Jäger
      • Cedric Eich
      • Tamay Bulut Özvatan
    • 48User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Julia Jäger
    • Marianne Meißner
    Cedric Eich
    • Heinrich Meißner
    Tamay Bulut Özvatan
    • David Silberstein
    Torsten Michaelis
    • Herr Silbertein
    Claudia Hübschmann
    • Frau Silberstein
    David C. Bunners
    David C. Bunners
    • SS-Obersturmführer Falke
    Gregor Weber
    • SS-Mann Werner
    Jürgen Trott
    • Schutzpolizist
    Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
    • Blockwart
    Heike Reichenwallner
    • Nachbarin
    Matthias Paul
    • Gestapo Mann
    Johanna Penski
    • Hausmeisterin
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    • Director
      • Jochen Alexander Freydank
    • Writers
      • Johann A. Bunners
      • Jochen Alexander Freydank
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      This short film is available as a bonus on the Film Movement DVD of Storm (2009).
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    User reviews48

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    9/10
    Good filmmakers don't need a feature to make powerful movies
    "Toyland" is a film that works so brilliantly that it managed to be powerful, thought-provoking and even gut-wrenching than most Hollywood films that are 8 to 10 times longer. With sparse dialogue, director Jochen Alexander Freydank keeps us hooked throughout this superb short film.

    Set during the Holocaust, a German woman frantically searches for her son, who might have decided to accompany his Jewish neighbors to a Nazi concentration camp because the Jewish family's young son and her son are best friends.

    The film is elegantly shot and wonderfully acted. There is more poignancy and true emotion in this film than I have seen in most Hollywood films in recent times.

    Director Freydank moves his story along, with us always wondering not only what comes next but how this is going to end. And then comes the denouement: A truly remarkable twist that says much about the human spirit. It is a moment that will break your heart while simultaneously make you smile.

    If you have the chance to see this, and the other Oscar-nominated live action shorts, do yourself a favor and watch them. Believe me, it will be time much better spent than, say, on "New In Town" or most any other mainstream Hollywood film.
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    • Release date
      • 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Toyland
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Mephisto Film
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    • Runtime
      14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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