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Balloon

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.

7.517 average rating
★★★★★
7.517
English / 125 MIN. / 2018

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Karoline SchuchFriedrich MückeAlicia von RittbergDavid KrossJonas HoldenriederTilman DöblerThomas KretschmannRonald KukuliesEmily KuscheUlrich BrandhoffSebastian HülkKai Ivo BaulitzBernd Michael LadeChristian NätheTimur BartelsBernd StegemannTill PatzBen TeichmannPeter PragerAntje TraueEli WasserscheidPeter TrabnerTilo KeinerNadja EngelTom KreßThomas BirnstielCornelius SchwalmFranziska TheinerTim WilliamsChristian GaulBeate KureckiSebastian SchwarzAngelika KoppmannSandra LavaStefan KaminskyBenjamin JornsThomas ChemnitzJonas LauxJörn HentschelAndrea BensonGeoffrey RudeMaja Milena PalzkillHenri StephanSusanne Pfeiffer

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