German thriller set in 1979 following two families as they attempt to flee East Germany in a hot air balloon. At the height of the Cold War, two families living in Thüringen decide to join forces to build a hot air balloon and fly over the border into West Germany in search of a better life. When their first attempt to flee the authoritarian GDR falters, the families are forced back to the drawing board to take to the skies in a new balloon before the Stasi closes in on their plan.
- Cast
- Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, Alicia von Rittberg, David Kross, Thomas Kretschmann, Jonas Holdenrieder, Tilman Döbler, Ronald Kukulies, Emily Kusche, Christian Näthe
- Genres
- World Cinema
- Language
- German
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