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Jan on the Barge

Jan on the Barge

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.

Release DateMarch 26, 1986
StatusReleased
Original TitleJan auf der Zille
Runtime1h 26min
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LanguageGerman
Original LanguageGerman
Production CountriesEast Germany
Production CompaniesDEFA