Busting the Berlin Wall: Amazing Escape Stories (2009)★ 7.7/10

DE · 102 min · November 13, 2009

• Documentary

Directed by: Oliver Halmburger

For 28 years, the Berlin Wall split a city and a whole nation. While the notorious dangers frightened many GDR citizens, there were others who tried to overcome it. Families fly across the border in a home-made hot air balloon or swing over the Wall hanging from a makeshift pulley. The Wall still works but Communism is crumbling behind it. Suddenly, the borders are open, and the Wall comes down.