Zomer 1979 in Thüringen. De families Strelzyk en Wetzel hebben een gewaagd plan. Ze willen met een zelfgemaakte luchtballon vluchten van de DDR naar het Westen. Zelfs wanneer de ballon gebouwd is, blijft vader Günter Wetzel tegen de ontsnapping.
Nee, helaas is Ballon nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Michael Herbig | Director |
| Writing | Kit Hopkins | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thilo Röscheisen | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Michael Herbig | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisy Christl | Costume Design |
| Editing | Alexander Dittner | Editor |
| Production | Daniela Tolkien | Casting |
| Art | Bernd Lepel | Production Design |
| Production | Ulrike Fauth | Line Producer |
| Production | Christian Held | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Herbig | Producer |
| Production | Stefan Gärtner | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Marvin Miller | Music |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kerstin Grund | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Dirk Lange | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ralf Wengenmayr | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Friedemann Röse | Second Assistant "B" Camera |