Ballon
A fact-based thriller about two East German families in the 1970s who attempt to flee to West Germany in a hot air balloon.
1979, the height of the Cold War. Two ordinary families yearning for freedom secretly form a great escape plan to get across to the West: with courage and ingenuity, they build a hot air balloon with small pieces of cloth for their eight family members to fly over the border. But an initial failure threatens their entire plan, setting off a dangerous race against time for a second attempt, with the State Police now hot on their heels. An incredible true story of resistance.