Director – John Dower – 2025 – UK, Austria, US – Cert. PG – 86m **** The story of balloonist Bertrand Piccard’s three attempts to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon – out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 22nd Bertrand Piccard’s house, as his astonished interviewer notes, is a museum, a personal collection of memorabilia […]
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- Post date May 20 2026
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