Balloon (2018)
September 27, 2018Release Date
Balloon (2018)
September 27, 2018Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Friedrich Mücke
Peter Strelzyk
Karoline Schuch
Doris Strelzyk
David Kross
Günter Wetzel
Alicia von Rittberg
Petra Wetzel
Thomas Kretschmann
Oberstleutnant Seidel
Jonas Holdenrieder
Frank Strelzyk
Ronald Kukulies
Erik Baumann
Tilman Döbler
Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Emily Kusche
Klara Baumann
Christian Näthe
Hauptmann Heym
Till Patz
Peterchen Wetzel
Ulrich Brandhoff
Oberstleutnant Tornow
Sebastian Hülk
Oberfeldwebel Lesch
Ben Teichmann
Andreas Wetzel
Michael Herbig
Director
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Leutnant Strehle
Kit Hopkins
Writer
Bernd Michael Lade
Oberst Witzke
Thilo Röscheisen
Writer
Timur Bartels
Gefreiter Kenner
Bernd Stegemann
Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)
Marvin Miller
Composer
Ralf Wengenmayr
Composer
Torsten Breuer
Cinematographer
Peter Prager
Günters Stiefvater
Alexander Dittner
Editor
Antje Traue
Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)
Bernd Lepel
ProductionDesigner
Eli Wasserscheid
Beate Baumann
Peter Trabner
Apotheker
Tilo Keiner
Diensthabender Offizier
Nadja Engel
Günters Mutter
Thomas Kress
Westpolizist
Thomas Birnstiel
Westpolizist
Cornelius Schwalm
Jörg Franke
Franziska Theiner
Konsumfrau
Tim Williams
Amerikaner
Christian Gaul
Rezeptionist
Beate Kurecki
Textilverkäuferin
Sebastian Schwarz
Kuhn
Angelika Koppmann
Textilverkäuferin
Sandra Lava
Helga
Stefan Kaminsky
Parteigenosse
Benjamin Jorns
Volkspolizist in Pößneck
Thomas Chemnitz
Kriminaltechniker
Jonas Laux
Pilot
Jörn Hentschel
Joachim Breninek (Fluglehrer)
Andrea Benson
Angestellte US-Botschaft
Geoffrey Rude
Angestellter US-Botschaft
Maja Milena Palzkill
Lena
Henri Stephan
Petras Bruder
Lisy Christl
Costume Design
Stefan Gärtner
Co-Producer
Daniela Tolkien
Casting
Dirk Lange
Special Effects Supervisor
Tatjana Krauskopf
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 2018
Original NameBallon
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Box Office$11,859,396
Genres
Wiki.
Balloon (German: Ballon) is a German thriller drama film directed by Michael Herbig that was released in German cinemas on 27 September 2018. The film depicts the crossing of the Inner German border by the Strelzyk and Wetzel families from the GDR to West Germany with a self-made hot-air balloon in 1979. The two families, including four children, successfully floated across the sky from Pößneck, Thuringia to Naila, Bavaria, then situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the Iron Curtain. They reached a height of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in the homemade balloon.Before making the film, Herbig was allowed to inspect the thousands of pages thick file about the balloon flight belonging to the Stasi, the former secret service of the GDR. However, the film is generally seen as a thrilling action film and, according to some reviewers, lacks historical depth. Another film about the successful escape was released by Disney in 1982, during the Cold War, under the title Night Crossing.