Jana and Jan

Storyline

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.

• Released

  1992

• Runtime

  1h 26min

• Director

  Helmut Dziuba

Genre

Drama

• Status

  Released

• Language

  German

• Production

  DEFA, ZDF