Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter Sodann
Martin Liebig
Lead
Hermann Beyer
Professor
Evamaria Bath
Minna
Lotte Loebinger
Muttchen
PS
Peter Scholz
Jan
Helene Anders
Erika
Heide Kipp
Tante
Siegfried Voß
Wiese
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Helmut Dziuba's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jan on the Barge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
