Balloon

Balloon (2018)

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

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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  • Release Date: 2018-09-27
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Director: Michael Herbig

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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

  • 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)

  • Till Patz

    Peterchen Wetzel

  • Ben Teichmann

    Andreas Wetzel

  • Peter Prager

    Günter's Stepfather

  • Antje Traue

    Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

  • Eli Wasserscheid

    Beate Baumann

  • Peter Trabner

    Pharmacist

  • Tilo Keiner

    Duty Officer

  • Nadja Engel

    Günter's Mother

  • Thomas Kress

    West Police Officer

  • Thomas Birnstiel

    West Police Officer

  • Cornelius Schwalm

    Jörg Franke

  • Franziska Theiner

    Consumer Woman

  • Tim Williams

    American

  • Christian Gaul

    Receptionist

  • Beate Kurecki

    Textile Saleswoman

  • Sebastian Schwarz

    Kuhn

  • Angelika Koppmann

    Textile Saleswoman

  • Sandra Lava

    Helga

  • Stefan Kaminsky

    Party Comrade

  • Benjamin Jorns

    People's Policeman in Pößneck

  • Thomas Chemnitz

    Forensic Scientist

  • Jonas Laux

    Pilot

  • Jörn Hentschel

    Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)

  • Andrea Benson

    US Embassy Employee

  • Geoffrey Rude

    US Embassy Employee

  • Maja Milena Palzkill

    Lena

  • Henri Stephan

    Petra's Brother

  • Susanne Pfeiffer

    Consumer Woman

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