![Peter Strelzyk (L), his wife Doris (2L), their sons Frank (2R) and Andreas (R) stand in front of a painting depicting their spectacular balloon escape and a part of the original balloon Peter Strelzyk (L), his wife Doris (2L), their sons Frank (2R) and Andreas (R) stand in front of a painting depicting their spectacular balloon escape and a part of the original balloon](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4308B/peter-strelzyk-l-his-wife-doris-2l-their-sons-frank-2r-and-andreas-r-stand-in-front-of-a-painting-depicting-their-spectacular-balloon-escape-and-a-part-of-the-original-balloon-at-a-berlin-wall-museum-in-berlin-september-15-2004-strelzyk-and-his-family-escaped-the-former-communist-east-german-regime-25-years-ago-on-september-16-1979-in-a-self-made-balloon-2D4308B.jpg)
Peter Strelzyk (L), his wife Doris (2L), their sons Frank (2R) and Andreas (R) stand in front of a painting depicting their spectacular balloon escape and a part of the original balloon
Nina Willner - Remember Guenter Wetzel's balloon he built at age 24 (never having sewn anything before) and (partnering with his wife and the Strelzyk family) flew it over the border to
![Balloon: How a real-life flight became a hit political thriller - German Film @ Canada - Goethe-Institut Balloon: How a real-life flight became a hit political thriller - German Film @ Canada - Goethe-Institut](https://blog.goethe.de/arthousefilm/uploads/Alicia_von_Rittberg_as_Petra_Wetzel_courtesy_Studiocanal.jpg)