movie accurately portrays struggle life typical east german watched secret police friends coworkers easterners simply existedbr br the strelzyks wetzels two families decided going take anymore br br despite extreme danger involved escaping west feel rewards far outweighed risks john hurt beau bridges portraying respective family heads hit upon idea flying east germanys heavily fortified border br br there tense moments gather jimmyrig necessary materials flight work day jobs construct balloon night right noses authorities one strelzyks neighbor klaus loewitsch br br the first attempt involving strelzyks ends failure balloon crashes yards border crashed balloon discovered border guards relentless search begins conspirators determined try again sales materials closely monitored peter guenter still manage procure bits pieces cloth construct second balloon nail biting escape freedom film also features heartwarming effective soundtrack late jerry goldsmith
movie accurately portrays struggle life typical east german watched secret police friends coworkers easterners simply existedbr br the strelzyks wetzels two families decided going take anymore br br despite extreme danger involved escaping west feel rewards far outweighed risks john hurt beau bridges portraying respective family heads hit upon idea flying east germanys heavily fortified border br br there tense moments gather jimmyrig necessary materials flight work day jobs construct balloon night right noses authorities one strelzyks neighbor klaus loewitsch br br the first attempt involving strelzyks ends failure balloon crashes yards border crashed balloon discovered border guards relentless search begins conspirators determined try again sales materials closely monitored peter guenter still manage procure bits pieces cloth construct second balloon nail biting escape freedom film also features heartwarming effective soundtrack late jerry goldsmith
película retrata con precisión lucha vida típica de Alemania del Este ver secretos policías amigos compañeros de trabajo orientales simplemente existieron br los strelzyks witzels dos familias decidieron ir más br br a pesar de peligro extremo implica escapar de west feel recompensas mucho mayor riesgo john daño br br los puentes de belleza que retratan respectivos cabezas de familia afectados por idea volar Alemania del Este br br br through fortificado frontera momentos tensos reunir jimmyrig materiales necesarios vuelo trabajo día trabajo construcción globo noche nariz derecha autoridades un strelzyks vecino klaus loewitsch br br br el primer intento de involucrar strelzyks termina fallas globo choques yars globo estrellados globo frontera descubrió guardias fronterizos búsqueda incesante comienza conspiradores decididos tratar de nuevo ventas materiales estrechamente monitoreado peter guenter todavía manejar adquisición piezas tela construcción segunda bola mordedura fuga película también características corazón caliente banda sonora eficaz tarde jerry goldsmier