Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, we shine a light on the incredible story of one family's hot air balloon escape from East to West Germany in Michael Herbig's 2018 thriller BALLOON. Despite spies and informants, the Strelzyk and Wetzel families risked everything to build their own escape means in 1979. After one failed attempt, they pulled off the air trip to Naila, Bavaria, some 8 km south of the Iron Curtain. Herbig based the impassioned film on extensive research involving secret police files detailing the flight. #studiocanal #balloon #worldfreedomday #berlinwall #ironcurtain #michaelherbig #germancinema #germany #germanfilm #hotairballoon