Balloon
Release Date: 2018-09-27
Rating : 7.504/10
Duration : 125 minutes
Genres : Thriller, Drama, History
Director : Michael Herbig
Writer : Kit Hopkins, Thilo Röscheisen, Michael Herbig
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.
Cast
Karoline Schuch
Friedrich Mücke
Alicia von Rittberg
David Kross
Jonas Holdenrieder
Tilman Döbler