Balloon

Sep 27, 2018

2h 5m

★ 7.5

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

History

Production Companies

Sat.1

SevenPictures Film

StudioCanal

herbX film

Balloon Trailers

Cast

Doris Strelzyk

Karoline Schuch

Peter Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke

Petra Wetzel

Alicia von Rittberg

Günter Wetzel

David Kross

Frank Strelzyk

Jonas Holdenrieder

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Thomas Kretschmann

Erik Baumann

Ronald Kukulies

Klara Baumann

Emily Kusche

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Ulrich Brandhoff

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Sebastian Hülk

Lieutenant Strehle

Kai Ivo Baulitz

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