

One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
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.
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
The film's tagline is: "One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War."
The original title is "Ballon" (DE).
The film grossed $11.9M at the box office.
The runtime is 125 minutes (2h 5m).
It was a co-production between: France, Germany.
The film was directed by Michael Herbig.
The screenplay was written by Kit Hopkins and Thilo Röscheisen.
The score was composed by Ralf Wengenmayr.
Cinematography was handled by Torsten Breuer.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7125774.

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Great
474 votes
Ballon
Released
14
English, Deutsch
France, Germany
$11,859,396


