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7.5Two 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.
Released: 2018-09-27125 minDir: Michael HerbigThriller, Drama, HistoryBox office: $11.9M
Cast
- Karoline Schuch as Doris Strelzyk
- Friedrich Mücke as Peter Strelzyk
- Alicia von Rittberg as Petra Wetzel
- David Kross as Günter Wetzel
- Jonas Holdenrieder as Frank Strelzyk
- Tilman Döbler as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Themes
- berlin wall
- german democratic republic
- stasi
- border patrol
- german-german border
- hot air balloon
- based on true story
- escape from german democratic republic
- east germany
- escape plan
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 785827
- Image
- Michael Herbig, Zürich Film Festival.jpg
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- review score
- 70%
- publication date
- 2019-04-25
- Commons category
- Ballon (film)
- title
- Ballon
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Categories
2018 drama films2018 films2018 German films2018 German-language films2018 thriller filmsCold War filmsFilms about communismFilms about familiesFilms about the Berlin WallFilms critical of communismFilms directed by Michael "Bully" HerbigFilms set in 1979Films set in BerlinFilms set in East GermanyFilms shot in BavariaFilms shot in BerlinFilms shot in MunichGerman aviation filmsGerman drama filmsGerman historical drama filmsGerman thriller filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataStudioCanal filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date