Balloon (2018)
27 June 2019 (AU)Drama, History, Thriller2 hours and 5 minutes
75%
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
Description
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.
Actors
Status
Released
Original language
German
Budget
—
Revenue
$11,859,396
Keywords
berlin wallgerman democratic republicstasiborder patrolgerman-german borderhot air balloonbased on true storyescape from german democratic republic east germanyescape plan