Night Crossing (1982) (Wind to the West)
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" Two friends chart a daring path to freedom in this drama from Walt Disney Pictures. Peter Strelzyk and Guenter Wetzel are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter than air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety. Night Crossing also features"

" Two friends chart a daring path to freedom in this drama from Walt Disney Pictures. Peter Strelzyk and Guenter Wetzel are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter than air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety. Night Crossing also features"

"Two men and their families escape from East to West Germany in a colourful homemade hot-air balloon. This is a real surprise. Not exactly family entertainment from Disney Studios. There's some violence, lots of tense moments, and a great story which is based on fact. The theme of the movie is determination wins. Never losing sight of their objective, two East German families risk it all, in their daring balloon escape to freedom. The story is both harrowing and heartwarming. John Hurt is good a"