Jana and Jan
6.3
Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana ... and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany.
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Cast
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Kristin Scheffer
Jana
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René Guß
Jan
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Julia Brendler
Julia
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Nord Nord Mord
Forbidden Love
Karin Gregorek
Natter
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Peter Sodann
Chef
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Gundermann
Dirk Müller
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Moritz in der Litfaßsäule
Spuk im Hochhaus
Harald Warmbrunn
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Schultze Gets the Blues
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Bärbel Röhl
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Tuition for Dad
Forbidden Love
Eduard Burza
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Helmut Dziuba Director · Manfred Härtel Story Rita Reinhardt Editor
First release May 26, 1992 · Produced in Germany · Production DEFA-Studio Babelsberg
Production
ZDF
Production
DEFA-Studio Babelsberg
Production
Germany
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Original title
Jana und Jan
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 26, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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