The movie (2018), directed by Michael "Bully" Herbig, is based on a gripping true story from 1979. It follows two families, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels, in their desperate and daring attempt to escape from Communist East Germany (GDR) to West Germany. The Real Story Behind the Film
The film centers on one of the most famous escapes of the . Peter Strelzyk and Günter Wetzel, an electrician and a bricklayer, spent two years secretly building a homemade hot-air balloon from scraps of fabric. Balloon (2018) - IMDb Balloon - Il Vento Della LibertГ 2018.mp4