Toxi

Synopsis

This German slice-of-life drama is based on a very real postwar dilemma. At the time the film was made, there were over 3000 children living in Germany who'd been fathered by African American GIs. Referred to as "mischlings," these children were often treated as outcasts because of their illegitimacy and skin color. One such mischling is Toxi (played by herself), who is sent to live with her American father when her mother dies. At first, Toxi is welcomed with opened arms, but the father, who already has two children, has neither the time nor the money to care for the girl. Toxi is then bundled off to an orphanage, sparking a serious rift in her father's family. By concentrating on a highly fictionalized plotline, Toxi tends to ignore the thousands of other mischlings whose lives are far more complex and tragic than that of the film's central character.

Main Cast

Elfie Fiegert

Toxi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Paul Bildt

Grossvater Rose

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Johanna Hofer

Grossmutter Helene

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Carola Höhn

Charlotte Jenrich

Age : 95 | Popularity : 11%

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Tante Wally

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Ernst Waldow

Übelhack

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Erika von Thellmann

Frau Übelhack

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Katharina Brauren

Vorsteherin

Age : 88 | Popularity : 25%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert A. Stemmle
Camera	Director of Photography	Igor Oberberg
Production	Producer	Werner Ludwig Hermann Schwerin
Editing	Editor	Alice Ludwig
Sound	Original Music Composer	Michael Jary
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