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Balloon

Release Date:February 21, 2020

Running Time:125 min

Genres:Drama, History, Thriller

Director

Cast

Karoline Schuch Friedrich Mücke Alicia von Rittberg David Kross Jonas Holdenrieder Tilman Döbler Thomas Kretschmann Ronald Kukulies Emily Kusche Ulrich Brandhoff Sebastian Hülk Kai Ivo Baulitz

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Synopsis

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.

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