Ballon (2018)
Zomer 1979 in Thüringen. De families Strelzyk en Wetzel hebben een gewaagd plan. Ze willen met een zelfgemaakte luchtballon vluchten van de DDR naar het Westen. Zelfs wanneer de ballon gebouwd is, blijft vader Günter Wetzel tegen de ontsnapping.
Regiseur:
Michael Herbig
Schrijvers:
Thilo Röscheisen, Kit Hopkins, 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 | Thilo Röscheisen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kit Hopkins | Screenplay |
| Editing | Alexander Dittner | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisy Christl | Costume Design |
| Production | Christian Held | Production Manager |
| Production | Ulrike Fauth | Line Producer |
| Art | Bernd Lepel | Production Design |
| Production | Daniela Tolkien | Casting |
| Writing | Michael Herbig | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Herbig | Producer |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kerstin Grund | Set Decoration |
| Production | Stefan Gärtner | Co-Producer |
| 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 |