Completed - GERMAN - Drama, True Story, Historical - 125 minutes
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Michael HERBIG Writer(s) : Kit HOPKINS, Thilo RÖSCHEISEN, Michael BULLY HERBIG Cast : Karoline SCHUCH, Friedrich MÜCKE, David KROSS, Alicia VON RITTBERG Producer(s) : Michael bully HERBIG (herbX film)
1979, East Germany during 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 ang 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.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
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International Festival of Historical Films in Pessac 2018 (Audience Award)Zurich FF 2018 (Premières Gala)KIFF (Kolkata) 2018 (Cinema International)Sonoma International Film Festival 2019 (World Cinema)Festival 2 Cinéma de Valenciennes 2019 (Audience Award + Jury Award - Feature Films)Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival 2019Washington DC International Film Festival - Filmfest DC 2019 (Audience Award for Best Feature Film)German Film Awards 2019 (2 Nominations : Best Sound + Best Film Score)The European Union Festival in Toronto - Goethe Institute 2019