Synopsis
Thüringen, Summer 1979. The Strelzyk and Wetzel families have been working on an audacious plan for more than two years: they want to flee East Germany in a self-made hot-air balloon. But the balloon crash-lands just before the West German border. The Stasi finds traces of the attempted escape and launches immediately an investigation, while the two families are forced, under extreme time pressure, to build a new escape balloon. The Stasi get closer and closer each day — a nerve-racking battle against the clock begins…
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Movie Details
Australia Releases: | November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Balloon |
Video Release: | July 7th, 2020 by Under the Milky Way |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 125 minutes |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production Countries: | Germany |
Languages: | German |