Balloon

Balloon (2018)

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2018-09-27
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 436 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: herbX Film
  • Production Country: France, Germany
  • Director: Michael Herbig
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Summary

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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  • Karoline Schuch

    as Doris Strelzyk

  • Friedrich Mücke

    as Peter Strelzyk

  • Alicia von Rittberg

    as Petra Wetzel

  • David Kross

    as Günter Wetzel

  • Jonas Holdenrieder

    as Frank Strelzyk

  • Tilman Döbler

    as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

  • Thomas Kretschmann

    as Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

  • Ronald Kukulies

    as Erik Baumann

  • Emily Kusche

    as Klara Baumann

  • Ulrich Brandhoff

    as Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

  • Sebastian Hülk

    as Senior Sergeant Lesch

  • Kai Ivo Baulitz

    as Lieutenant Strehle

  • Bernd Michael Lade

    as Colonel Witzke

  • Christian Näthe

    as Captain Heym

  • Timur Bartels

    as Private Kenner

  • Bernd Stegemann

    as Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

  • Till Patz

    as Peterchen Wetzel

  • Ben Teichmann

    as Andreas Wetzel

  • Peter Prager

    as Günter's Stepfather

  • Antje Traue

    as Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

  • Eli Wasserscheid

    as Beate Baumann

  • Peter Trabner

    as Pharmacist

  • Tilo Keiner

    as Duty Officer

  • Nadja Engel

    as Günter's Mother

  • Tom Kreß

    as West Police Officer

  • Thomas Birnstiel

    as West Police Officer

  • Cornelius Schwalm

    as Jörg Franke

  • Franziska Theiner

    as Consumer Woman

  • Tim Williams

    as American

  • Christian Gaul

    as Receptionist

  • Beate Kurecki

    as Textile Saleswoman

  • Sebastian Schwarz

    as Kuhn

  • Angelika Koppmann

    as Textile Saleswoman

  • Sandra Lava

    as Helga

  • Stefan Kaminsky

    as Party Comrade

  • Benjamin Jorns

    as People's Policeman in Pößneck

  • Thomas Chemnitz

    as Forensic Scientist

  • Jonas Laux

    as Pilot

  • Jörn Hentschel

    as Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)

  • Andrea Benson

    as US Embassy Employee

  • Geoffrey Rude

    as US Embassy Employee

  • Maja Milena Palzkill

    as Lena

  • Henri Stephan

    as Petra's Brother

  • Susanne Pfeiffer

    as Consumer Woman
Writing Kit Hopkins Screenplay
Directing Michael Herbig Director
Writing Thilo Röscheisen Screenplay
Writing Michael Herbig Screenplay
Production Christian Held Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Lisy Christl Costume Design
Art Bernd Lepel Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Tatjana Krauskopf Makeup Artist
Editing Alexander Dittner Editor
Production Daniela Tolkien Casting
Production Ulrike Fauth Line Producer
Production Michael Herbig Producer
Camera Torsten Breuer Director of Photography
Visual Effects Dirk Lange Special Effects Supervisor
Sound Marvin Miller Music
Art Kerstin Grund Set Decoration
Production Stefan Gärtner Co-Producer
Sound Ralf Wengenmayr Original Music Composer

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