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  • Balloon (2018)
  • PG-13
    125 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Balloon (2018)
PG-13
125 min | Drama, History, Thriller

East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.
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Director
Michael Herbig (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Writers
Kit Hopkins (screenplay) | Thilo Röscheisen (screenplay) | Michael Herbig (screenplay) (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Producer
Michael Herbig (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Cinematographer
Production Designer
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Release date
Feb 21, 2020 (United States)

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63 cast members
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Friedrich Mücke
Peter Strelzyk Peter Strelzyk   See fewer
Karoline Schuch
Doris Strelzyk Doris Strelzyk   See fewer
David Kross
Günter Wetzel Günter Wetzel   See fewer
Alicia von Rittberg
Petra Wetzel Petra Wetzel   See fewer
Thomas Kretschmann
Oberstleutnant Seidel Oberstleutnant Seidel   See fewer
Jonas Holdenrieder
Frank Strelzyk Frank Strelzyk   See fewer
Tilman Döbler
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk   See fewer
Christian Näthe
Hauptmann Heym Hauptmann Heym   See fewer
Till Patz
Peterchen Wetzel Peterchen Wetzel   See fewer
Ben Teichmann
Andreas Wetzel Andreas Wetzel   See fewer
Ronald Kukulies
Erik Baumann Erik Baumann   See fewer
Emily Kusche
Klara Baumann Klara Baumann   See fewer
Sebastian Hülk
Oberfeldwebel Lesch Oberfeldwebel Lesch   See fewer
Gernot Kunert
Oberstleutnant Schirra Oberstleutnant Schirra   See fewer
Ulrich Brandhoff
Oberstleutnat Tornow (as Ulrich Friedrich Brandhoff) Oberstleutnat Tornow (as Ulrich Friedrich Brandhoff)   See fewer
Peter Trabner
Apotheker Apotheker   See fewer
Bernd Michael Lade
Witzke (Oberst) Witzke (Oberst)   See fewer
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Strehle (Leutnant) Strehle (Leutnant)   See fewer
Bernd Stegemann
Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter) Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)   See fewer
Antje Traue
Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl) Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)   See fewer
Elisabeth Wasserscheid
Beate Baumann (as Eli Wasserscheid) Beate Baumann (as Eli Wasserscheid)   See fewer
Tilo Keiner
Diensthabender Offizier Diensthabender Offizier   See fewer
Peter Prager
Günters Stiefvater Günters Stiefvater   See fewer
Nadja Engel
Günters Mutter Günters Mutter   See fewer
Thomas Kress
Westpolizist (as Tom Kreß) Westpolizist (as Tom Kreß)   See fewer
Thomas Birnstiel
Westpolizist Westpolizist   See fewer
Cornelius Schwalm
Jörg Franke Jörg Franke   See fewer
Franziska Theiner
Konsumfrau Konsumfrau   See fewer
Susanne Pfeiffer
Konsumfrau Konsumfrau   See fewer
Tim Williams
Amerikaner Amerikaner   See fewer
Christian Gaul
Rezeptionist Rezeptionist   See fewer
Beate Kurecki
Textilverkäuferin Textilverkäuferin   See fewer
Timur Bartels
Gefreiter Kenner Gefreiter Kenner   See fewer
Angelika Koppmann
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Stefan Kaminsky
Parteigenosse Parteigenosse   See fewer
Benjamin Jorns
Volkspolizist in Pößneck Volkspolizist in Pößneck   See fewer
Thomas Chemnitz
Kriminaltechniker Kriminaltechniker   See fewer
Jonas Laux
Pilot Pilot   See fewer
Jörn Hentschel
Joachim Breninek, Fluglehrer Joachim Breninek, Fluglehrer   See fewer
Andrea Benson
Angestellte US-Botschaft Angestellte US-Botschaft   See fewer
Geoffrey Rude
Angestellter US-Botschaft (as Geoffrey Nicholas Rude) Angestellter US-Botschaft (as Geoffrey Nicholas Rude)   See fewer
Henri Stephan
Petras Bruder Petras Bruder   See fewer
Kaspar Eichel
Erich Mielke (voice) Erich Mielke (voice)   See fewer
Daniela Elhagh
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Angela Jacobi
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Shirin Lotze
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Julia Lowack
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Wolfgang Haas
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Uwe Kosubek
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Daniel Pietzuch
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Matthias Ransberger
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Gina Benussi
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Ben
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Josefina
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David Altman
Parent (uncredited) Parent (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Helmut Kohl
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Helmut Schmidt
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Jakub Slodowicz
Kollektivjäger (uncredited) Kollektivjäger (uncredited)   See fewer
Franz Josef Strauß
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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