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Sep 27, 2018 · In the summer of 1979, in Thüringen, in East Germany, two families put together a crazy plan. They are desperate to leave the DDR for the 'West' and plan to flee in a homemade hot air balloon. After sewing and tinkering for weeks, the amateurs make their first attempt.
- (13K)
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Michael Herbig
- 2018-09-27
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.
Feb 21, 2020 · With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins. Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border.
Based on the true story of a group of East Germans escaping the GDR in 1979 by hot air balloon, Herbig's film has just the right amount of pro-capitalism, pro-freedom, and pro-aviation to cater to any Baby Boomer who only knows that the East was bad and the West was good.
- (9.2K)
- Michael Herbig
Oct 16, 2013 · Directed by Stefan LiberskiStarring Ambre Grouwels, César Domboy, Isabelle De Hertogh, Philippe Rebbot, Pauline ParigotBelgium theatrical release : 20/11/13D...
- 2 min
- 15.9K
- O'Brother Distribution
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Feb 20, 2020 · Casting: Daniela Tolkien. 125 minutes. Michael Bully Herbig's thriller 'Balloon' recounts the true-life story of how two East German families escaped to the West using a hot-air...
