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Spielzeugland

Spielzeugland

2007Short⏱️ 14mTV-PG
ShortDramaWar
7.7
IMDB Rating
3,359 votes

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
Language
German
Country
Germany
🏆 23
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 62
Reviews
📋 2.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Julia Jäger
as Marianne Meißner
👤
Cedric Eich
as Heinrich Meißner
👤
Tamay Bulut Özvatan
as David Silberstein
👤
Torsten Michaelis
as Herr Silbertein
👤
Claudia Hübschmann
as Frau Silberstein
David C. Bunners
David C. Bunners
as SS-Obersturmführer Falke
👤
Gregor Weber
as SS-Mann Werner
👤
Jürgen Trott
as Schutzpolizist
👤
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
as Blockwart
👤
Heike Reichenwallner
as Nachbarin

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Berlin, Germany
Production
Mephisto Film

🏷️ Keywords

period dramapsychological dramatragedy dramachildhood dramaneighbor

🎯 Categories

GermanPeriod DramaPsychological DramaTragedyDramaShortWar

⭐ Featured Review

Very good and probably the odds on favorite for the Oscar
by planktonrules2009-02-07
9/10

"Today I went with three friends to a special showing of all the films nominated for the 2009 Oscar for Best Live Action Short. Oddly, the four of us were in pretty much agreement about the films. Our pick for best of the nominees was PIG ("Grisen"), though ON THE LINE ("Auf der Strecke") was a very good film and is nearly as deserving of the award. We predicted that TOYLAND ("Spielzeugland"), however, will win the award because it's the sort of the film the Academy tends to like AND because PIG might ruffle some feathers because it is not "politically co..."

💡 Did You Know?

This short film is available as a bonus on the Film Movement DVD of Storm (2009).

📖 Synopsis

A German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.