Balloon

Balloon (2018)

Released: 2018-09-27 Duration: 2hr 5min
Rating 7.5
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.

Production Companies

herbX Film
Sat.1
Sat.1
SevenPictures Film
SevenPictures Film
StudioCanal
StudioCanal

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $11,859,396.00
Original Language de
Popularity 3.575

Directed By

Michael Herbig

Crew

Screenplay
Kit Hopkins
Director
Michael Herbig
Screenplay
Thilo Röscheisen
Screenplay
Michael Herbig
Production Manager
Christian Held
Costume Design
Lisy Christl
Production Design
Bernd Lepel
Makeup Artist
Tatjana Krauskopf
Line Producer
Ulrike Fauth
Producer
Michael Herbig
Director of Photography
Torsten Breuer
Special Effects Supervisor
Dirk Lange
Set Decoration
Kerstin Grund
Co-Producer
Stefan Gärtner
Original Music Composer
Ralf Wengenmayr

TOP CAST

Karoline Schuch
Karoline Schuch

Doris Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke
Friedrich Mücke

Peter Strelzyk

Alicia von Rittberg
Alicia von Rittberg

Petra Wetzel

David Kross
David Kross

Günter Wetzel

Jonas Holdenrieder
Jonas Holdenrieder

Frank Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler
Tilman Döbler

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Ronald Kukulies
Ronald Kukulies

Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche
Emily Kusche

Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff
Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Sebastian Hülk
Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz
Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

Bernd Michael Lade
Bernd Michael Lade

Colonel Witzke

Christian Näthe
Christian Näthe

Captain Heym

Timur Bartels
Timur Bartels

Private Kenner

Bernd Stegemann
Bernd Stegemann

Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

Till Patz
Till Patz

Peterchen Wetzel

Ben Teichmann
Ben Teichmann

Andreas Wetzel

Peter Prager
Peter Prager

Günter's Stepfather

Antje Traue
Antje Traue

Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

Eli Wasserscheid
Eli Wasserscheid

Beate Baumann

Peter Trabner
Peter Trabner

Pharmacist

Tilo Keiner
Tilo Keiner

Duty Officer

Nadja Engel
Nadja Engel

Günter's Mother

Thomas Kress
Thomas Kress

West Police Officer

Thomas Birnstiel
Thomas Birnstiel

West Police Officer

Cornelius Schwalm
Cornelius Schwalm

Jörg Franke

Franziska Theiner
Franziska Theiner

Consumer Woman

Tim Williams
Tim Williams

American

Christian Gaul
Christian Gaul

Receptionist

Beate Kurecki
Beate Kurecki

Textile Saleswoman

Angelika Koppmann
Angelika Koppmann

Textile Saleswoman

Stefan Kaminsky
Stefan Kaminsky

Party Comrade

Benjamin Jorns
Benjamin Jorns

People's Policeman in Pößneck

Thomas Chemnitz
Thomas Chemnitz

Forensic Scientist

Jörn Hentschel
Jörn Hentschel

Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)

Andrea Benson
Andrea Benson

US Embassy Employee

Geoffrey Rude
Geoffrey Rude

US Embassy Employee

Henri Stephan
Henri Stephan

Petra's Brother

Susanne Pfeiffer
Susanne Pfeiffer

Consumer Woman

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