Balloon (2018)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,859,396.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 2.3363 |
Directed By
Michael Herbig
Crew
Kit Hopkins
Michael Herbig
Thilo Röscheisen
Michael Herbig
Christian Held
Lisy Christl
Bernd Lepel
Tatjana Krauskopf
Alexander Dittner
Daniela Tolkien
Ulrike Fauth
Michael Herbig
Torsten Breuer
Dirk Lange
Marvin Miller
Kerstin Grund
Stefan Gärtner
Ralf Wengenmayr
Friedemann Röse
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
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
Tom 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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