Balloon (Ballon) 5 years old
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
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.
Credits
Balloon Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Antje Traue She was 37, now 43 years old | as Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl) |
| Thomas Kretschmann He was 56, now 61 years old | as Oberstleutnant Seidel |
| Bernd Stegemann He was 69, now 75 years old | as Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter) |
| Karoline Schuch She was 36, now 42 years old | as Doris Strelzyk |
| David Kross He was 28, now 33 years old | as Günter Wetzel |
| Ronald Kukulies He was 46, now 52 years old | as Erik Baumann |
| Tim Williams He was 52, now 57 years old | as Amerikaner |
| Sebastian Schwarz He was 32, now 38 years old | as Kuhn |
| Kai Ivo Baulitz He was 47, now 52 years old | as Leutnant Strehle |
| Alicia von Rittberg She was 24, now 30 years old | as Petra Wetzel |
| Sebastian Hülk He was 43, now 49 years old | as Oberfeldwebel Lesch |
| Jonas Laux He was 36, now 42 years old | as Pilot |
| Cornelius Schwalm He was 51, now 57 years old | as Jörg Franke |
| Friedrich Mücke He was 37, now 43 years old | as Peter Strelzyk |
| Bernd Michael Lade He was 53, now 59 years old | as Oberst Witzke |
| Peter Prager He was 66, now 72 years old | as Günters Stiefvater |
| Christian Näthe He was 42, now 47 years old | as Hauptmann Heym |
| Jörn Hentschel He was 49, now 55 years old | as Joachim Breninek (Fluglehrer) |
| Peter Trabner He was 49, now 55 years old | as Apotheker |
| Christian Gaul He was 54, now 60 years old | as Rezeptionist |
Balloon Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Torsten Breuer as Director of Photography. He was 64 (now 70) years old | Camera |
| Lisy Christl as Costume Design. She was 54 (now 59) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Bernd Lepel as Production Design. He was 74 (now 80) years old | Art |
| Ralf Wengenmayr as Music. He was 53 (now 59) years old | Sound |
| Stefan Gärtner as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Daniela Tolkien as Casting. | Production |
| Kit Hopkins as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Alexander Dittner as Editor. He was 18 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Michael Herbig as Director. He was 50 (now 55) years old | Directing |
| Michael Herbig as Producer. He was 50 (now 55) years old | Production |
| Michael Herbig as Screenplay. He was 50 (now 55) years old | Writing |
Balloon (5 years)
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
- Release day: Thursday, September 27, 2018
- Runtime: 125 minutes
- Revenue: 11859396.00
