Balloon

Balloon

  • Director: Michael Herbig
  • Writer: Kit Hopkins,Thilo Röscheisen,Michael Herbig
  • Countries of origin: Germany, France, United States
  • Language: German, English
  • Release date: September 27, 2018
  • Sound mix: Dolby Atmos
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Balon
  • "Ballon" is a feature film directed by Michael Herbig and starring Friedrich Mücke , Karoline Schuch and David Kross . It was released in Germany on September 27, 2018.
    The film tells a series of horror stories that happened during the German Cold War when the two families traveled from East Germany to West Germany through Ballon   .

    Details

    • Release date September 27, 2018
    • Filming locations Nordhalben, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies herbX Film, StudioCanal, SevenPictures Film

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $34,222

    Gross worldwide

    $11,799,591

    Movie reviews

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    • By Durward 2022-12-30 06:12:18

      castle in bubbles

      This is Exodus from the Cold War era.

      East Germany in the 1970s was so sunny. Our protagonist Peter, an electrician living in a small town in the south of East Germany, has a beautiful wife, two lovely sons, a house with a garage, and of course a car, and friendly neighbors ("Where do you want to travel, you talk, As long as I call my comrades at the tourist office..."). The eldest son just attended the graduation ceremony of middle school, and he began to flirt with the girl next door...

    • By Fabiola 2022-12-15 08:30:50

      balloon

      "Balloon" is a very typical western theme movie. Of course, both the rhythm of the movie and the completion of the story belong to the relatively excellent level of the main theme movies, and the plot is very exciting.

      The plot of the film is relatively simple, that is, it tells the story of two families who escaped from East Germany to West Germany by hot air balloon. The whole story is imbued with Western values ​​from start to finish: freedom above all else. But from the...

    • By Jamil 2022-12-13 03:44:50

      good

      The movie "Balloon" tells the story of two families living in East Germany in the last century who made hot air balloons and successfully escaped the pursuit of the secret police and fled to West Germany. The story is relatively new among similar themes, with a big plot and a tight rhythm, especially during the last second flight, where the two lines are explained in parallel, and the two families may be arrested by the secret police at any time. From the director's point of view, the film...

    • By Jeanne 2022-12-12 10:13:15

      Hot air balloon lit by dreams

      Carrying the fate of the family in a hot air balloon built by oneself, this kind of thing that seems to only happen in fairy tales, was actually staged in Germany during the period of division. The fate of the protagonist's family gains hope as the balloon rises, and perishes as it falls. After a huge failure, it takes a lot of determination and a belief to escape and return to be able to start all over again. Seeing this, I couldn't help but be curious about the history of East Germany and...

    • By Makenna 2022-12-05 20:40:36

      Jump over the fence!

      Recently, German films based on the history of the split between East and West Germany ushered in a wave of explosions. The previous fat brother recommended the annual classic "No Master's Work", which tells the story of the artist who escaped from East Germany to West Germany for spiritual freedom, and traced the story of finding the truth and self-existence through his own works. Today, I recommend another German movie "Ballon" with better...

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    • By Vergie 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      This freedom and courage is a product of history. Although the narrative is a bit tricky, it has its ups and downs. The discussion area of ​​this film feels like it will be 404, which is also the proposition and inspiration of a certain film in the future, i...

    • By Roselyn 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      A 125-minute cat-and-mouse game, the mice are two East German families who make hot air balloons to escape from West Germany, but cats are everywhere, even when the Berlin Wall...

    • By Leonie 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      German people are awesome and make hot air balloons at home. And the second man also said that building his own plane is not a problem, but there is no runway! Kneel...

    • By Jayce 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      The first half is boring, the second half is better. Now using a VPN to bypass the wall in China, isn't it just like this...

    • By Conrad 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      Are there only two types of good German films: World War II and East and West Germany? Another example of a commercial comedy director switching to a serious subject matter, the whole process is heart-wrenching, the atmosphere is created and the rhythm of the story is in place, the process of the second big balloon unfolding is really magnificent and romantic. After reading it, the most impressive thing is a piece of idle writing: as a supporting role, the neighbor’s father said to his son, we...

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    "Ballon" is still a decent entertainment film to some extent, which is mainly due to its production value. The antique environment and townhouses in the film, as well as the costume designers have reproduced the film’s clothing very well. The well-cut clothes and the heavy floral fabrics with traces of the coolness of the 1970s make it easy for the audience to see Bright. But considering the length of the film is too long, no more...
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