The Imitation Game
2014 · History · Drama
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Film / 2018
Balloon
Directed by
Michael Herbig
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Karoline SchuchDoris Strelzyk
Friedrich MückePeter Strelzyk
Alicia von RittbergPetra Wetzel
David KrossGünter Wetzel
Jonas HoldenriederFrank Strelzyk
Tilman DöblerAndreas 'Fitscher' Strelzyk
Thomas KretschmannLieutenant Colonel Seidel
Ronald KukuliesErik Baumann
Emily KuscheKlara Baumann
Ulrich BrandhoffLieutenant Colonel Tornow
Sebastian HülkSenior Sergeant Lesch
Kai Ivo BaulitzLieutenant Strehle
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Bernd Michael LadeColonel Witzke
Christian NätheCaptain Heym
Timur BartelsPrivate Kenner
Bernd StegemannWerner Meissner (SED-District Leader)
Till PatzPeterchen Wetzel
Ben TeichmannAndreas Wetzel
Peter PragerGünter's Stepfather
Antje TraueKindergarten Teacher (Ulrike Piehl)
Eli WasserscheidBeate Baumann
Peter TrabnerPharmacist
Tilo KeinerDuty Officer
Nadja EngelGünter's Mother
Tom KreßWest Police Officer
Thomas BirnstielWest Police Officer
Cornelius SchwalmJörg Franke
Franziska TheinerConsumer Woman
Tim WilliamsAmerican
Christian GaulReceptionist
Beate KureckiTextile Saleswoman
Sebastian SchwarzKuhn
Angelika KoppmannTextile Saleswoman
Sandra LavaHelga
Stefan KaminskyParty Comrade
Benjamin JornsPeople's Policeman in Pößneck
Thomas ChemnitzForensic Scientist
Jonas LauxPilot
Jörn HentschelJoachim Breninek (Flight Instructor)
Andrea BensonUS Embassy Employee
Geoffrey RudeUS Embassy Employee
Maja Milena PalzkillLena
Henri StephanPetra's Brother
Susanne PfeifferConsumer Woman
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