Balloon

Balloon (2018)

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

  • Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2018-09-27
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 418 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • 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 Oberstleutnant Seidel

  • Ronald Kukulies

    as Erik Baumann

  • Emily Kusche

    as Klara Baumann

  • Ulrich Brandhoff

    as Oberstleutnant Tornow

  • Sebastian Hülk

    as Oberfeldwebel Lesch

  • Kai Ivo Baulitz

    as Leutnant Strehle

  • Bernd Michael Lade

    as Oberst Witzke

  • Christian Näthe

    as Hauptmann Heym

  • Timur Bartels

    as Gefreiter Kenner

  • Bernd Stegemann

    as Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)

  • Till Patz

    as Peterchen Wetzel

  • Ben Teichmann

    as Andreas Wetzel

  • Peter Prager

    as Günters Stiefvater

  • Antje Traue

    as Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)

  • Eli Wasserscheid

    as Beate Baumann

  • Peter Trabner

    as Apotheker

  • Tilo Keiner

    as Diensthabender Offizier

  • Nadja Engel

    as Günters Mutter

  • Thomas Kress

    as Westpolizist

  • Thomas Birnstiel

    as Westpolizist

  • Cornelius Schwalm

    as Jörg Franke

  • Franziska Theiner

    as Konsumfrau

  • Tim Williams

    as Amerikaner

  • Christian Gaul

    as Rezeptionist

  • Beate Kurecki

    as Textilverkäuferin

  • Sebastian Schwarz

    as Kuhn

  • Angelika Koppmann

    as Textilverkäuferin

  • Sandra Lava

    as Helga

  • Stefan Kaminsky

    as Parteigenosse

  • Benjamin Jorns

    as Volkspolizist in Pößneck

  • Thomas Chemnitz

    as Kriminaltechniker

  • Jonas Laux

    as Pilot

  • Jörn Hentschel

    as Joachim Breninek (Fluglehrer)

  • Andrea Benson

    as Angestellte US-Botschaft

  • Geoffrey Rude

    as Angestellter US-Botschaft

  • Maja Milena Palzkill

    as Lena

  • Henri Stephan

    as Petras Bruder

  • Susanne Pfeiffer

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

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