Jan on the Barge
Overview
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.
About Jan on the Barge (1986)
Released in 1986, Jan on the Barge is a family film from DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme (East Germany). It was directed by Helmut Dziuba and written by Hans-Albert Pederzani and Helmut Dziuba. The cast is led by Peter Sodann, Hermann Beyer, Evamaria Bath, Lotte Loebinger and Peter Scholz. With a runtime of 1h 26m, the film averages 7.5/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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