Balloon2018
Original title: Ballon
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
- Released
- September 27, 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Language
- German
- Director
- Michael Herbig
- Thriller
- Drama
- History
Story
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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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)
Crew
- Michael Herbig
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Kit Hopkins
Screenplay
- Thilo Röscheisen
Screenplay
- Ralf Wengenmayr
Original Music Composer
- Marvin Miller
Original Music Composer
- Torsten Breuer
Director of Photography
- Alexander Dittner
Editor
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