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 Th�ringen 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.
Director: Michael Herbig
Producer: Michael Herbig
Writer: Michael Herbig
Writer: Kit Hopkins
Writer: Thilo Röscheisen
Music: Marvin Miller
Music: Ralf Wengenmayr
Cinematographer: Torsten Breuer
Actor: Friedrich Mücke
Actor: Karoline Schuch
Actor: Alicia von Rittberg
Actor: David Kross
Actor: Thomas Kretschmann
Actor: Jonas Holdenrieder
Actor: Tilman Döbler
Actor: Ronald Kukulies
Actor: Emily Kusche
Actor: Christian Näthe