Film

Balloon

2018 · 2h 5m · Thriller · Drama · History

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

70%

Metacritic

53

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.

Karoline Schuch

Doris Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke

Peter Strelzyk

Alicia von Rittberg

Petra Wetzel

David Kross

Günter Wetzel

Jonas Holdenrieder

Frank Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Ronald Kukulies

Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche

Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

Bernd Michael Lade

Colonel Witzke

Christian Näthe

Captain Heym

Timur Bartels

Private Kenner

Bernd Stegemann

Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

• Michael HerbigDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Thilo RöscheisenScreenplay
• Kit HopkinsScreenplay
• Torsten BreuerDirector of Photography
• Ralf WengenmayrOriginal Music Composer
• Marvin MillerOriginal Music Composer
• Alexander DittnerEditor
• Daniela TolkienCasting

BALLOON - Official Trailer - Dir. by Michael Herbig

Release date

September 27, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

2h 5m

Rated

14

Revenue

$11,859,396

Genres

Thriller, Drama, History

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