Balloon (2018)

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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.

• Released: 2018-09-27
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 500 votes

Directed by Michael Herbig.

Top 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 Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
• Ronald Kukulies as Erik Baumann
• Emily Kusche as Klara Baumann
• Ulrich Brandhoff as Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Balloon

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Cineverse
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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