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Balloon

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

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Balloon — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 27, 2018
  • Runtime
  • 125 min
  • Genres
  • Thriller, Drama, History
  • Director
  • Michael Herbig

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Balloon — Cast

Karoline Schuch photo Karoline Schuch Doris Strelzyk Friedrich Mücke photo Friedrich Mücke Peter Strelzyk Alicia von Rittberg photo Alicia von Rittberg Petra Wetzel David Kross photo David Kross Günter Wetzel Jonas Holdenrieder photo Jonas Holdenrieder Frank Strelzyk Tilman Döbler photo Tilman Döbler Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk Thomas Kretschmann photo Thomas Kretschmann Lieutenant Colonel Seidel Ronald Kukulies photo Ronald Kukulies Erik Baumann

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