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Balloon
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
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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Cast
Karoline SchuchDoris Strelzyk
Friedrich MückePeter Strelzyk
Alicia von RittbergPetra Wetzel
David KrossGünter Wetzel
Jonas HoldenriederFrank Strelzyk
Tilman DöblerAndreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Thomas KretschmannLieutenant Colonel Seidel
Ronald KukuliesErik Baumann
Emily KuscheKlara Baumann
Ulrich BrandhoffLieutenant Colonel Tornow
Sebastian HülkSenior Sergeant Lesch
Kai Ivo BaulitzLieutenant Strehle
Bernd Michael LadeColonel Witzke
Christian NätheCaptain Heym
Details
- Director
- Michael Herbig
- Writers
- Thilo Röscheisen, Kit Hopkins, Michael Herbig
- Release date
- September 27, 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Box office
- $11.9M worldwide
- Original language
- German
- Studios
- Sat.1, SevenPictures Film, StudioCanal
