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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?
general audience, movie lovers
winter, flashback, little boy, antisemitism, neighbor, soldier, 1940s, worry, short film
Germany
asMarianne
asHeinrich
asObersturmführer
asHerr Silbertein
asFrau Silberstein
asSS-Mann Werner
asSchutzpolizist
asBlockwart
asGestapo Mann
asHausmeisterin (uncredited)
asDavid Silberstein
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