Jan on the Barge (1986)

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Country: East Germany
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1986-03-26
Director: Helmut Dziuba
Writers: Helmut Dziuba , Hans-Albert Pederzani
Language: German
Stars: Peter Scholz , Helene Anders , Hartmut Pohl , Peter Sodann , Hermann Beyer , Siegfried Voß , Volkmar Kleinert , Lotte Loebinger , Evamaria Bath , Christoph Engel
Runtime: 86 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Jan auf der Zille , Jan auf der Zille , Jan a bárkán (Hungary) , Jan on the Barge
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0091283