Ballon (2018)
Die Familien Strelzyk und Wetzel leben in der DDR und wollen weg. Im Sommer 1979 ist es so weit: Nach zwei Jahren harter Arbeit starten Peter, seine Frau Doris und ihre beiden Kinder sowie das Ehepaar Günter und Petra mit seinen zwei Söhnen endlich ihren Fluchtversuch in einem selbstgebauten Heißluftballon. Doch die Flucht aus ihrer Heimat in Thüringen endet kurz vor der innerdeutschen Grenze, als der Ballon abstürzt. Die beiden Familien arbeiten fieberhaft an einem neuen Ballon, denn mittlerweile ist ihnen die Stasi auf die Schliche gekommen und beginnt mit den Ermittlungen. Noch kennt die DDR-Geheimpolizei den Absturzort nicht, doch die Schlinge zieht sich immer enger zu. Es beginnt ein gnadenloser Wettlauf gegen die Zeit …
Der Regisseur:
Michael Herbig
Die Autor:
Kit Hopkins, Thilo Röscheisen, Michael Herbig.
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Karoline Schuch as Doris Strelzyk |
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Friedrich Mücke as Peter Strelzyk |
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Alicia von Rittberg as Petra Wetzel |
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David Kross as Günter Wetzel |
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Jonas Holdenrieder as Frank Strelzyk |
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Tilman Döbler as Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk |
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Thomas Kretschmann as Lieutenant Colonel Seidel |
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Ronald Kukulies as Erik Baumann |
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Emily Kusche as Klara Baumann |
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Ulrich Brandhoff as Lieutenant Colonel Tornow |
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Sebastian Hülk as Senior Sergeant Lesch |
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Kai Ivo Baulitz as Lieutenant Strehle |
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Bernd Michael Lade as Colonel Witzke |
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Christian Näthe as Captain Heym |
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Timur Bartels as Private Kenner |
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Bernd Stegemann as Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader) |
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Till Patz as Peterchen Wetzel |
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Ben Teichmann as Andreas Wetzel |
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Peter Prager as Günter's Stepfather |
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Antje Traue as Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl) |
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Eli Wasserscheid as Beate Baumann |
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Peter Trabner as Pharmacist |
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Tilo Keiner as Duty Officer |
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Nadja Engel as Günter's Mother |
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Tom Kreß as West Police Officer |
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Thomas Birnstiel as West Police Officer |
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Cornelius Schwalm as Jörg Franke |
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Franziska Theiner as Consumer Woman |
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Tim Williams as American |
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Christian Gaul as Receptionist |
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Beate Kurecki as Textile Saleswoman |
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Sebastian Schwarz as Kuhn |
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Angelika Koppmann as Textile Saleswoman |
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Sandra Lava as Helga |
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Stefan Kaminsky as Party Comrade |
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Benjamin Jorns as People's Policeman in Pößneck |
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Thomas Chemnitz as Forensic Scientist |
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Jonas Laux as Pilot |
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Jörn Hentschel as Joachim Breninek (Flight Instructor) |
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Andrea Benson as US Embassy Employee |
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Geoffrey Rude as US Embassy Employee |
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Maja Milena Palzkill as Lena |
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Henri Stephan as Petra's Brother |
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Susanne Pfeiffer as Consumer Woman |
| Directing | Michael Herbig | Director |
| Writing | Kit Hopkins | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thilo Röscheisen | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Michael Herbig | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisy Christl | Costume Design |
| Editing | Alexander Dittner | Editor |
| Production | Daniela Tolkien | Casting |
| Art | Bernd Lepel | Production Design |
| Production | Ulrike Fauth | Line Producer |
| Production | Christian Held | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Herbig | Producer |
| Production | Stefan Gärtner | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kerstin Grund | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Dirk Lange | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ralf Wengenmayr | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Friedemann Röse | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Roland Winke | Sound |
| Sound | Christian Bischoff | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Rebay | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Marvin Miller | Original Music Composer |
