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Production Companies
Sat.1
SevenPictures Film
StudioCanal
Balloon (Ballon)
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Kit Hopkins, Thilo Röscheisen, Michael Herbig
Director: Michael Herbig
Producer: Michael Herbig
Director of Photography: Torsten Breuer
Top Cast
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
Videos
BALLOON - Official Trailer - Dir. by Michael Herbig
