Balloon
Ballon
Rating: 7.5 · 2018 · Thriller, Drama, History · France, Germany · 2 ч 5 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Ballon
- Year
- 2018
- Genre
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Country
- France, Germany
- Runtime
- 2 ч 5 мин
- TMDB
- 7.5
- IMDb
- 7.5
- Tagline
- One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
Director
Cast
- 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 — Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
- Ronald Kukulies — Erik Baumann
- Emily Kusche — Klara Baumann
- Ulrich Brandhoff — Lieutenant Colonel Tornow
- Sebastian Hülk — Senior Sergeant Lesch
- Kai Ivo Baulitz — Lieutenant Strehle
- Bernd Michael Lade — Colonel Witzke
- Christian Näthe — Captain Heym
- Timur Bartels — Private Kenner
- Bernd Stegemann — Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)
- Till Patz — Peterchen Wetzel
- Ben Teichmann — Andreas Wetzel
- Peter Prager — Günter's Stepfather
- Antje Traue — Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)