Balloon

Where to watch Balloon in Canada

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About Balloon

Balloon is a 2018 movie in the Thriller, Drama and History genres, directed by Michael Herbig, starring Karoline Schuch, Friedrich Mücke and Alicia von Rittberg. It has a runtime of 2 hours 5 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.5/10 from 475 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Balloon in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

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.

Top cast

Karoline Schuch

Doris Strelzyk

Friedrich Mücke

Peter Strelzyk

Alicia von Rittberg

Petra Wetzel

David Kross

Günter Wetzel

Jonas Holdenrieder

Frank Strelzyk

Tilman Döbler

Andreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk

Thomas Kretschmann

Lieutenant Colonel Seidel

Ronald Kukulies

Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche

Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff

Lieutenant Colonel Tornow

Sebastian Hülk

Senior Sergeant Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Lieutenant Strehle

Bernd Michael Lade

Colonel Witzke

Christian Näthe

Captain Heym

Timur Bartels

Private Kenner

Bernd Stegemann

Werner Meissner (SED-District Leader)

T

Till Patz

Peterchen Wetzel

B

Ben Teichmann

Andreas Wetzel

Peter Prager

Günter's Stepfather

Antje Traue

Kindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)

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