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Balloon (2018)

Balloon (2018)

Ballon
125 minutes DE Drama , History , Thriller
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
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
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
Oberstleutnant Seidel
Ronald Kukulies
Erik Baumann
Emily Kusche
Klara Baumann
Ulrich Brandhoff
Oberstleutnant Tornow
Sebastian Hülk
Oberfeldwebel Lesch
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Leutnant Strehle

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Production companies: herbX Film, Sat.1, SevenPictures Film, StudioCanal
Production countries: France, Germany
Revenue: $11,859,396

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