Jan on the Barge

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Helmut Dziuba, Hans-Albert Pederzani

Language

German

Country

East Germany

Release date

26 March 1986

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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