Balloon

2h 5m

Thriller Drama History

7.4

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

Karoline Schuch

Friedrich Mücke

Alicia von Rittberg

Jonas Holdenrieder

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Ronald Kukulies

Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

Bernd Michael Lade

Christian Näthe

Bernd Stegemann

Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

Peterchen Wetzel

Günter's Stepfather

Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

Eli Wasserscheid

Günter's Mother

West Police Officer

Thomas Birnstiel

West Police Officer

Cornelius Schwalm

Franziska Theiner

Textile Saleswoman

Sebastian Schwarz

Angelika Koppmann

Textile Saleswoman

Stefan Kaminsky

People's Policeman in Pößneck

Thomas Chemnitz

Forensic Scientist

Jörn Hentschel

Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)

US Embassy Employee

US Embassy Employee

Maja Milena Palzkill

Petra's Brother

Susanne Pfeiffer

Crew

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Thilo Röscheisen

Alexander Dittner

Director of Photography

Stefan Gärtner

Production Design

Friedemann Röse

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Daniela Tolkien

Tatjana Krauskopf

Special Effects Supervisor

Ralf Wengenmayr

Original Music Composer

Production Manager