Backdrop

Balloon

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.

2018 |2h 5m |  Thriller, Drama, History

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Cast

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Karoline Schuch

Doris Strelzyk

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Friedrich Mücke

Peter Strelzyk

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Alicia von Rittberg

Petra Wetzel

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David Kross

Günter Wetzel

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Jonas Holdenrieder

Frank Strelzyk

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Tilman Döbler

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

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Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

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Ronald Kukulies

Erik Baumann

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Emily Kusche

Klara Baumann

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Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

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Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

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Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

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Bernd Michael Lade

Colonel Witzke

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Christian Näthe

Captain Heym

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Timur Bartels

Private Kenner

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Bernd Stegemann

Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

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Peter Prager

Günter's Stepfather

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Antje Traue

Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

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Eli Wasserscheid

Beate Baumann

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Peter Trabner

Pharmacist

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Nadja Engel

Günter's Mother

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Beate Kurecki

Textile Saleswoman

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Sebastian Schwarz

Kuhn

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Jonas Laux

Pilot

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Jörn Hentschel

Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, German

Budget

-

Revenue

$11,859,396.00