Toyland is a short film from Germany. It won an Oscar for best Live Action Short Film in 2009. The setting is in Germany in 1942. Two boys practice the piano. Their names are Heinrich and David. David's mother wants him to continue to play the piano, but David's family are Jewish. Jewish are taken to somewhere. Heinrich's mother can't tell him such a thing, so she tells a lie. She says, "David goes to Toyland tomorrow". Heinrich wants to go Toyland with David. He doesn't understand the real meaning of "Toyland". However, his mother doesn't allow it, so he decides to escape from his house and go there with David. Next morning, Heinrich's mother finds that Heinrich isn't in the house. She is irritated. Can she find her son? What is "Toyland"? What is it really? Please check by yourselves. This film tells us about a civilian life in war. The contents are very sad, but the music defuses it. This film has many scenes changing, so it is difficult to understand watching only once. You should watch many times and understand the story. The final scene is a key to understanding the story. When you perfectly understand the story, you probably know the value of peace.
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