Balloon

Balloon

125 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Sept. 27, 2018

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.

Balloon

125 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Sept. 27, 2018

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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Sat.1, herbX Film, StudioCanal, SevenPictures Film GmbH
Original title Ballon
Directors Michael Herbig
Writers Thilo Röscheisen, Kit Hopkins, Michael Herbig

Cast

Karoline Schuch

as Doris Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke

as Peter Strelzyk

Alicia von Rittberg

as Petra Wetzel

David Kross

as Günter Wetzel

Jonas Holdenrieder

as Frank Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler

as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann

as Oberstleutnant Seidel

Ronald Kukulies

as Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche

as Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff

as Oberstleutnant Tornow

Sebastian Hülk

as Oberfeldwebel Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz

as Leutnant Strehle

Bernd Michael Lade

as Oberst Witzke

Christian Näthe

as Hauptmann Heym

Timur Bartels

as Gefreiter Kenner

Bernd Stegemann

as Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)

Till Patz

as Peterchen Wetzel

Ben Teichmann

as Andreas Wetzel

Peter Prager

as Günters Stiefvater

Antje Traue

as Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)

Eli Wasserscheid

as Beate Baumann

Peter Trabner

as Apotheker

Tilo Keiner

as Diensthabender Offizier

Nadja Engel

as Günters Mutter

Thomas Kress

as Westpolizist

Thomas Birnstiel

as Westpolizist

Cornelius Schwalm

as Jörg Franke

Franziska Theiner

as Konsumfrau

Tim Williams

as Amerikaner

Christian Gaul

as Rezeptionist

Beate Kurecki

as Textilverkäuferin

Angelika Koppmann

as Textilverkäuferin

Sandra Lava

as Helga

Stefan Kaminsky

as Parteigenosse

Benjamin Jorns

as Volkspolizist in Pößneck

Thomas Chemnitz

as Kriminaltechniker

Jonas Laux

as Pilot

Jörn Hentschel

as Joachim Breninek (Fluglehrer)

Andrea Benson

as Angestellte US-Botschaft

Geoffrey Rude

as Angestellter US-Botschaft

Henri Stephan

as Petras Bruder