
- Country: Germany
- Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
- Release: 2018-09-27
- Director: Michael Herbig
- Writers: Kit Hopkins , Thilo Röscheisen
- Language: German | English
- Stars: Friedrich Mücke , Karoline Schuch , David Kross , Alicia von Rittberg
- Runtime: 125 min
- Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
- AKA: Ballon (United States of America) , Воздушный шар (Russian Federation) , Ballon (Japan) , Viento de libertad (Spain) , Le vent de la liberté (France, French Republic) , Le Vent de la liberté (Canada) , Balloon , Ballon (Germany) , A hőlégballon (Hungary) , Der Ballon , Balloon (United Kingdom) , Ballon (Austria) , Balloon - Il vento della libertà (Italy) , Ventos da liberdade (Brazil) , The Balloon (Ireland) , Viento de libertad (Mexico) , Flugten fra Østtyskland (Denmark) , The Balloon (New Zealand) , Ballon , Balloon (Canada) , Flukten fra Øst-Tyskland (Norway) , Ballon (Israel) , Pako muurin takaa (Finland) , Ballon (Australia) , Flykten från DDR (Sweden)气球 (China)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt7125774


Ballon Cast

Michael Herbig
Director

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
Oberstleutnant Seidel

Ronald Kukulies
Erik Baumann

Emily Kusche
Klara Baumann

Ulrich Brandhoff
Oberstleutnant Tornow

Sebastian Hülk
Oberfeldwebel Lesch

Kai Ivo Baulitz
Leutnant Strehle
Bernd Michael Lade
Oberst Witzke

Christian Näthe
Hauptmann Heym

Timur Bartels
Gefreiter Kenner

Bernd Stegemann
Werner Meissner (SED-Kreisleiter)

Peter Prager
Günters Stiefvater

Antje Traue
Kindergärtnerin (Ulrike Piehl)
Elisabeth Wasserscheid
Beate Baumann

Peter Trabner
Apotheker
Tilo Keiner
Diensthabender Offizier
Nadja Engel
Günters Mutter
Thomas Kress
Westpolizist
Cornelius Schwalm
Jörg Franke
Tim Williams
(I)
Amerikaner