Balloon

Balloon

2018
2h 5m
7.5

7.5/10

471 votes • View on IMDb
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"One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War."

Overview

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $11,859,396

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sat.1 SevenPictures Film StudioCanal herbX film
Production Countries
France Germany
Spoken Languages
English German

Keywords

berlin wall german democratic republic stasi border patrol german-german border hot air balloon based on true story escape from german democratic republic east germany escape plan suspenseful

Quick Facts

Original Title Ballon
Release Date September 27, 2018
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt7125774

Cast

Karoline Schuch
Karoline Schuch

Doris Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke
Friedrich Mücke

Peter Strelzyk

Alicia von Rittberg
Alicia von Rittberg

Petra Wetzel

David Kross
David Kross

Günter Wetzel

Jonas Holdenrieder
Jonas Holdenrieder

Frank Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler
Tilman Döbler

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Ronald Kukulies
Ronald Kukulies

Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche
Emily Kusche

Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff
Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Sebastian Hülk
Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz
Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

Key Crew

Kit Hopkins
Screenplay
Michael Herbig
Director
Thilo Röscheisen
Screenplay
Michael Herbig
Screenplay
Michael Herbig
Producer