Les Aéronautes

A film that asks: what if Victorian hot air ballooning was actually cool? Widow Wren and scientist Glaisher ascend to record-breaking heights in their gas balloon. The pair’s struggle for survival gets a little overwrought, but at least the costumes are nice.

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Tom Harper directed Les Aéronautes in 2019. See Tom Harper's full filmography, where to start with Tom Harper, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tom Harper.

Les Aéronautes was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.