DVD
Balloon / directed by Michael Bully Herbig ; screenplay by Kit Hopkins & Thilo Röscheisen and Michael Bully Herbig ; produced by Michael Bully Herbig ; co-production companies, Studiocanal Film and SevenPictures Film ; a HerbX Film production.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: [Brooklyn, NY] : Icarus Films Home Video, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Torsten Breuer ; editor, Alexander Dittner ; music, Ralf Wengenmayr, Marvin Miller. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross, Alicia von Rittberg, Thomas Kretschmann. |
| Summary, etc.: | In the summer of 1979, two East German families attempt the impossible. In a makeshift hot-air balloon, they risk their lives and fly towards West Germany with hopes of freedom and a better life. Unfortunately, the balloon crash-lands just before they reach the West German border and the Stasi soon discover evidence of the attempted escape. In a nerve-wracking race against the clock, the two families must now rush to build a new escape balloon before the notorious Stasi can catch them. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, wide screen presentation; stereo. |
| Language Note: | German dialogue; English subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Hot air balloons > Drama. Escapes > Germany > Drama. Families > Drama. Liberty > Drama. Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit > Drama. Germany (East) > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
