Balloon
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
125 mins
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.
Till Patz
Peterchen Wetzel
Ben Teichmann
Andreas Wetzel
Tilo Keiner
Duty Officer
Tom Kreß
West Police Officer
Thomas Birnstiel
West Police Officer
Cornelius Schwalm
Jörg Franke
Franziska Theiner
Consumer Woman
Tim Williams
American
Christian Gaul
Receptionist
Angelika Koppmann
Textile Saleswoman
Sandra Lava
Helga
Stefan Kaminsky
Party Comrade
Benjamin Jorns
People's Policeman in Pößneck
Thomas Chemnitz
Forensic Scientist
Andrea Benson
US Embassy Employee
Geoffrey Rude
US Embassy Employee
Henri Stephan
Petra's Brother
Susanne Pfeiffer
Consumer Woman
Kit Hopkins
Screenplay
Thilo Röscheisen
Screenplay
Tatjana Krauskopf
Makeup Artist
Bernd Lepel
Production Design
Ulrike Fauth
Line Producer
Christian Held
Production Manager
Stefan Gärtner
Co-Producer
Marvin Miller
Music
Torsten Breuer
Director of Photography
Kerstin Grund
Set Decoration
Dirk Lange
Special Effects Supervisor
Ralf Wengenmayr
Original Music Composer
