Balloon
(2018)

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

Released: 2018-09-27

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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

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Friedrich Mücke

as Peter Strelzyk

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David Kross

as Günter Wetzel

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Jonas Holdenrieder

as Frank Strelzyk

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Tilman Döbler

as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

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Thomas Kretschmann

as Oberstleutnant Seidel

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Ronald Kukulies

as Erik Baumann

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Emily Kusche

as Klara Baumann

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Ulrich Brandhoff

as Oberstleutnant Tornow

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Sebastian Hülk

as Oberfeldwebel Lesch

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Kai Ivo Baulitz

as Leutnant Strehle

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Bernd Michael Lade

as Oberst Witzke

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Christian Näthe

as Hauptmann Heym

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Timur Bartels

as Gefreiter Kenner

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Bernd Stegemann

as Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)

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Till Patz

as Peterchen Wetzel

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Ben Teichmann

as Andreas Wetzel

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Peter Prager

as Günters Stiefvater

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Antje Traue

as Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)

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Lisy Christl

Costume Design

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Bernd Lepel

Production Design

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Ulrike Fauth

Line Producer

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Christian Held

Production Manager

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Torsten Breuer

Director of Photography

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Kerstin Grund

Set Decoration

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Dirk Lange

Special Effects Supervisor

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Ralf Wengenmayr

Original Music Composer

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