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7.5
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Ronny Svensson
rated 7

Hög dramaturgisk rakt igenom och att den bygger på verkliga händelser gör att man direkt efter att ha sett den googlar upp den fascinerande historien!

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Cast & Crew

Michael Herbig
Director
Thomas Kretschmann
As Lieutenant Colonel Seidel
Peter Prager
As Günter's Stepfather
Bernd Stegemann
As Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)
Ronald Kukulies
As Erik Baumann
Sebastian Hülk
As Senior Sergeant Lesch
David Kross
As Günter Wetzel
Bernd Michael Lade
As Colonel Witzke

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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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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Balloon include Killers of the Flower Moon, The Courier, 1917, The Imitation Game, The Northman, The Spy Gone North.

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Balloon was released in theaters on February 21, 2020.