
Feature film — 1986
Jan on the Barge (1986)
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.
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Director: Helmut Dziuba
On screen
Cast & crew

Peter Sodann
Martin Liebig

Hermann Beyer
Professor

Evamaria Bath
Minna

Lotte Loebinger
Muttchen
Peter Scholz
Jan

Helene Anders
Erika

Heide Kipp
Tante

Siegfried Voß
Wiese

Volkmar Kleinert
Hinkender
Christoph Engel
Ziviler

Michael Narloch
Mann mit Zeitung
Christa Löser
alte Frau
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