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Synopsis
Thüringen, Summer 1979. The Strelzyk and Wetzel families have been working on an audacious plan for more than two years: they want to flee East Germany in a self-made hot-air balloon. But the balloon crash-lands just before the West German border. The Stasi finds traces of the attempted escape and launches immediately an investigation, while the two families are forced, under extreme time pressure, to build a new escape balloon. The Stasi get closer and closer each day — a nerve-racking battle against the clock begins…
Metrics
| Legs: | 4.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 0.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $40,220 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) | 14,599 | $34,222 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) | 4,905 | $9,750,522 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) | 7,726 | $9,784,744 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 6th, 2019 (Limited) by Distrib Films, released as Balloon |
| International Releases: | September 28th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany)
November 16th, 2018 (Wide), released as Balón (Czech Republic) November 16th, 2018 (Wide), released as Balón (Slovakia) April 12th, 2019 (Wide) (France) June 14th, 2019 (Limited), released as Balloon (United Kingdom) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | July 7th, 2020 by Under the Milky Way, released as Balloon |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
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| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German |