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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 21, 2020
Box Office
$11.9M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 7, 2020
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Sat.1, SevenPictures Film, StudioCanal, herbX film
Original Title
Ballon
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →K
Karoline Schuch
Doris Strelzyk
F
Friedrich Mücke
Peter Strelzyk
A
Alicia von Rittberg
Petra Wetzel
D
David Kross
Günter Wetzel
J
Jonas Holdenrieder
Frank Strelzyk
T
Tilman Döbler
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
T
Thomas Kretschmann
Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
R
Ronald Kukulies
Erik Baumann
E
Emily Kusche
Klara Baumann
U
Ulrich Brandhoff
Lieutenant Colonel Tornow
S
Sebastian Hülk
Senior Sergeant Lesch
K
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Lieutenant Strehle
B
Bernd Michael Lade
Colonel Witzke
C
Christian Näthe
Captain Heym
T
Timur Bartels
Private Kenner
B
Bernd Stegemann
Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)
P
Peter Prager
Günter's Stepfather
A
Antje Traue
Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)
E
Eli Wasserscheid
Beate Baumann
P
Peter Trabner
Pharmacist
