Movie Cosmos - Toyland | Movie Cosmos

Description:

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?

Top Cast >

Julia Jäger

As Marianne

Cedric Eich

As Heinrich

David C. Bunners

As Obersturmführer

Torsten Michaelis

As Herr Silbertein

Claudia Hübschmann

As Frau Silberstein

Gregor Weber

As SS-Mann Werner

Jürgen Trott

As Schutzpolizist

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

As Blockwart

Matthias Paul

As Gestapo Mann

Johanna Penski

As Hausmeisterin (uncredited)

Tamay Bulut Özvatan

As David Silberstein

Top Crew >

Jochen Alexander Freydank

Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer

Corona Bellin

Producer

David C. Bunners

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, Executive Producer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

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.

2024-03-22