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Balloon

2018·2h 5m·PG-13
DramaThrillerHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
15,001 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.

Balloon is a 2018 drama thriller movie directed by Michael Herbig, starring Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 15,001 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Michael Herbig
Stars
Friedrich Mücke
Karoline Schuch
David Kross
Alicia von Rittberg
Details
2018-09-27
125 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Germany, France, United States
★ German, English
Keywords
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