Country
Switzerland
Date
Oct 04, 2018
Certification
12
Note
Zurich Film Festival
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ronald Kukulies | Erik Baumann |
| Emily Kusche | Klara Baumann |
| Ulrich Brandhoff | Lieutenant Colonel Tornow |
| Sebastian Hülk | Senior Sergeant Lesch |
| Kai Ivo Baulitz | Lieutenant Strehle |
| Bernd Michael Lade | Colonel Witzke |
| Christian Näthe | Captain Heym |
| Timur Bartels | Private Kenner |
| Bernd Stegemann | Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader) |
| Till Patz | Peterchen Wetzel |
| Ben Teichmann | Andreas Wetzel |
| Peter Prager | Günter's Stepfather |
| Antje Traue | Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl) |
| Eli Wasserscheid | Beate Baumann |
| Peter Trabner | Pharmacist |
| Tilo Keiner | Duty Officer |
| Nadja Engel | Günter's Mother |
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| Tom Kreß | West Police Officer |
| Thomas Birnstiel | West Police Officer |
| Cornelius Schwalm | Jörg Franke |
| Franziska Theiner | Consumer Woman |
| Tim Williams | American |
| Christian Gaul | Receptionist |
| Beate Kurecki | Textile Saleswoman |
| Sebastian Schwarz | Kuhn |
| Angelika Koppmann | Textile Saleswoman |
| Sandra Lava | Helga |
| Stefan Kaminsky | Party Comrade |
| Benjamin Jorns | People's Policeman in Pößneck |
| Thomas Chemnitz | Forensic Scientist |
| Jonas Laux | Pilot |
| Jörn Hentschel | Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor) |
| Andrea Benson | US Embassy Employee |
| Geoffrey Rude | US Embassy Employee |
| Maja Milena Palzkill | Lena |
| Henri Stephan | Petra's Brother |
| Susanne Pfeiffer | Consumer Woman |
Genres
ThrillerDramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Ballon |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Sat.1, SevenPictures Film, StudioCanal, herbX film |
| Data di uscita | 27 settembre 2018 |
| Producer | Ulrike Fauth, Michael Herbig, Stefan Gärtner |
| Writer | Kit Hopkins, Thilo Röscheisen, Michael Herbig |
| Casting | Daniela Tolkien |
| Editors | Alexander Dittner |
| Cinematography | Torsten Breuer, Friedemann Röse |
| Asst. Directors | Michael Herbig |
| Camera Operators | Torsten Breuer, Friedemann Röse |
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| Add. Photography | Torsten Breuer, Friedemann Röse |
| Production Design | Bernd Lepel, Kerstin Grund |
| Art Direction | Bernd Lepel, Kerstin Grund |
| Set Decoration | Kerstin Grund, Bernd Lepel |
| Special Effects | Dirk Lange |
| Visual Effects | Dirk Lange |
| Composer | Ralf Wengenmayr, Marvin Miller, Roland Winke, Christian Bischoff, Chris Rebay |
| Sound | Ralf Wengenmayr, Roland Winke, Christian Bischoff, Chris Rebay, Marvin Miller |
| Costume Design | Lisy Christl, Tatjana Krauskopf |
| Makeup | Tatjana Krauskopf, Lisy Christl |
| Hairstyling | Tatjana Krauskopf, Lisy Christl |
| Incasso | 11.859.396 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Spain
Date
Apr 26, 2019
Note
BCN Film Fest
Country
Norway
Date
Aug 17, 2019
Certification
12
Note
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
Country
Iceland
Date
Sep 26, 2019
Note
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 03, 2019
Country
Philippines
Date
Nov 06, 2019
Theatrical release
Country
Austria
Date
Sep 27, 2018
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 27, 2018
Certification
12
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 15, 2018
Certification
15+
Country
Slovakia
Date
Nov 15, 2018
Certification
12
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Country
Taiwan
Date
Dec 14, 2018
Country
France
Date
Apr 10, 2019
Certification
U
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 17, 2019
Certification
14
Country
Hungary
Date
Apr 25, 2019
Country
Ireland
Date
Jun 14, 2019
Certification
12
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jun 14, 2019
Country
New Zealand
Date
Jun 20, 2019
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 27, 2019
Country
Italy
Date
Jul 04, 2019
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 18, 2019
Certification
12
Country
Canada
Date
Jul 26, 2019
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 16, 2019
Certification
K-12
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 16, 2019
Certification
11
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 06, 2019
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 07, 2019
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 07, 2019
Certification
11
Country
Israel
Date
Nov 28, 2019
Country
Mexico
Date
Dec 06, 2019
Country
Norway
Date
Dec 25, 2019
Certification
12
Country
Bahrain
Date
Jan 09, 2020
Country
Kuwait
Date
Jan 09, 2020
Country
Lebanon
Date
Jan 09, 2020
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 16, 2020
Certification
12세 이상 관람가
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Feb 13, 2020
Certification
IIA
Country
United States
Date
Feb 21, 2020
Country
Poland
Date
Jun 12, 2020
Country
Japan
Date
Jul 10, 2020
Certification
G
Digital
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 23, 2020
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
Norway
Date
Mar 30, 2020
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Jul 07, 2020
Note
DVD
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