Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.
Cinematography
Dolomite vistas so stunning you'll forget people are dying.
Acting
Kelsey Grammer pilots with unhinged paternal menace.
Practical Effects
Real balloon tension—claustrophobia you can practically breathe.
Director
Claudio Fäh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeremy Irvine did most stunts harnessed to a crane 60 feet up, developing genuine fear responses directors loved.
The balloon's 8x8 meter basket was built 30% larger than real for camera movement—claustrophobia was entirely performance.
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