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Jan on the Barge

Jan on the Barge (1986)

1h 26m | PG-13

⭐ 7 / 10

1934, Germany. Jan is a 13 year old boy, who is raised without a mother. His father, a communist, is accused of a political murder, and predicted to be shot by the police when he was on the run. Jan lives with his aunt and finds a friend, Max, who wants to help him to find out what really with his father happened. During a conspirative gathering Max is shot by SA (Nazi paramilitary) and Jan succeed to escape in a barge. Erika, the daughter of the captain of the barge, and a boatman hide him. They try to help Jan to escape from police and find his father, who really survived.

Director: Helmut Dziuba

Studio: DEFA

Genre: Family

Video: 720p

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Cast

Peter Sodann

Peter Sodann

as Martin Liebig

Hermann Beyer

Hermann Beyer

as Professor

Evamaria Bath

Evamaria Bath

as Minna

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

as Muttchen

Peter Scholz

Peter Scholz

as Jan

Helene Anders

Helene Anders

as Erika