Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
| Directing | Michael Herbig | Director |
| Writing | Kit Hopkins | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thilo Röscheisen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ralf Wengenmayr | Music |
| Art | Bernd Lepel | Production Design |
| Production | Daniela Tolkien | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisy Christl | Costume Design |
| Writing | Michael Herbig | Screenplay |
| Editing | Alexander Dittner | Editor |
| Production | Christian Held | Production Manager |
| Production | Ulrike Fauth | Line Producer |
| Production | Michael Herbig | Producer |
| Production | Stefan Gärtner | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kerstin Grund | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Dirk Lange | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Marvin Miller | Music |
