Two families in East Germany, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels, plan to escape to the West in 1978. Peter Strelzyk constructs a homemade air balloon to carry them across the heavily militarized border between East and West Germany.
Night Crossing
In a daring escape, two men harness the power of a hot air balloon to defy communist East Germany and reunite with their loved ones in the West.