Le Vent de la Liberté

Original title: Ballon

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7.5/10

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Karoline Schuch, Friedrich Mücke, and Tilman Döbler in Le Vent de la Liberté (2018)

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East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Pol... Read allEast Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

14K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
This film depicts the construction and launching of two improvised hot-air balloons. There were actually three. The first was an utter failure, because they had utilized a cotton-based fabric that was porous and leaked air massively.

Quotes
Doris Strelzyk: If you said the wrong thing, it could be very dangerous.

Crazy credits
The closing credits show multiple photos of the real-life subjects of the film: including hospital photos of Wetzel (whose leg was broken on impact) and East German crime scene photos of the first failed balloon attempt.