Balloon vs Official Secrets
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Official Secrets). Official Secrets is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 5m. Balloon is the older of the two (2018 against 2019). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
Official Secrets| Balloon | Official Secrets | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Gavin Hood |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Shaun Dooley, Matt Smith, Keira Knightley, MyAnna Buring, Indira Varma |
Synopsis
Balloon
Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
Official Secrets
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
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