

Balloon (2018)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
2018-09-27
France, Germany
125 Min.
PG-13
Thriller, Drama, History
Overview
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
Doris Strelzyk
Peter Strelzyk
Petra Wetzel
Günter Wetzel
Frank Strelzyk
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
Erik Baumann
Klara Baumann
Lieutenant Colonel Tornow
Senior Sergeant Lesch
Lieutenant Strehle
Colonel Witzke
Captain Heym
Private Kenner
Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)
Peterchen Wetzel
Andreas Wetzel
Günter's Stepfather
Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)
Beate Baumann
Pharmacist
Duty Officer
Günter's Mother
West Police Officer
West Police Officer
Jörg Franke
Consumer Woman
American
Receptionist
Textile Saleswoman
Kuhn
Textile Saleswoman
Helga
Party Comrade
People's Policeman in Pößneck
Forensic Scientist
Pilot
Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)
US Embassy Employee
US Embassy Employee
Lena
Petra's Brother
Consumer Woman