Jan on the BargeMovie
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
Jan on the Barge is a 1986 family movie directed by Helmut Dziuba.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 26m, production credits from East Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Peter Sodann, Hermann Beyer, Evamaria Bath, Lotte Loebinger. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
