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Janna (1989)

Janna poster
Original title
Janka
Directed by
Janusz Łęski
Genre
family, drama
Country
Germany
Length
1 season, 15 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a Polish village during the 1920s, Janna is the daughter of an innkeeper. The series follows her everyday adventures in the countryside.

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What happens

Janna (Polish: Janka) is a 1989 German-Polish children's television series. Set in the 1920s in a Polish village, the story recounts the adventures of Janna, the daughter of an innkeeper. In 1990, the concept was spun off into a television movie of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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