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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic rating 6.3

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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 6

...this entertainingly tense thriller...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Eva Af Geijerstam
rated 6

Som en spänningsladdad introduktion till det stundande 30-årsjubileet för murens fall må den duga.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Fredrik Sahlin
rated 6

Det är fascinerande och otäckt kittlande.

Read full review at Svt Kulturnyheterna
Critic Bo Tao Michaëlis
rated 7

...beretter medrivende den autentiske historie om to familiers spektakulære forsøg på at flygte i en luftballon fra DDR’s rædselsregime.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Michael Herbig
Director
Thomas Kretschmann
As Oberstleutnant Seidel
Peter Prager
As Günters Stiefvater
Bernd Stegemann
As Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)
Sebastian Hülk
As Oberfeldwebel Lesch
Ronald Kukulies
As Erik Baumann

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Title: Balloon As the Cold War rages on, two families in East Germany dare to dream of freedom. Driven by hope and ingenuity, they embark on a perilous journey to escape their communist oppressors. Constructing a homemade hot air balloon, they prepare to soar above the border into West Germany. But with the Stasi secret police always watching, the danger of capture and imprisonment looms large. Will their bold plan work? Or will it end in catastrophe? Witness a true story of courage and sacrifice as these courageous souls risk everything for a chance at life without oppression.

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