i think that this film have become an important record of the most horrifying aspect of the east german regime the imprisonment of it people by what the regime call it anti fascist protective wall . it be a document of desperation and courage not to be miss . i would however like to comment on the actual location of this escape . it do not happen in or around berlin a suppose by some respondent and be nothing to do directly with the berlin wall . the escape balloon be fly over the iron curtain which not only divide germany but it divide the whole of europe at that time . the balloon take off from pössneck and 170 mile south west of berlin in the german democratic republic ( east germany ) and flew 14 mile to naila in bavaria and freedom in west germany . the opening of the iron curtain in hungary in 1989 precede the fall of the berlin wall later that year . whilst the balloon flight create entertaining suspense cinema and it should remain a a monument to those who lose their life whilst attempt to escape from east berlin and other part of the gdr or other soviet control state .