Balloon (2018)

Thriller
Drama
History

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
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
Consumer Woman
Receptionist
Günter Wetzel
Textile Saleswoman
Textile Saleswoman
Party Comrade
People's Policeman in Pößneck
Forensic Scientist
Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)
US Embassy Employee
Frank Strelzyk
US Embassy Employee
Petra's Brother
Consumer Woman
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
Erik Baumann
Klara Baumann
Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Crew

Screenplay
Makeup Artist
Screenplay
Costume Design
Production Design
Line Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Set Decoration
Special Effects Supervisor
Original Music Composer