
Feature film — 2011
Westwind (2011)
Set in the Summer of 1988 and based on real events, the film tells the story of East-German twins Isabel and Doreen, two aspiring oarswomen, whose lives are changed dramatically during a training camp at Lake Balaton in Hungary. There, the girls make the acquaintance of West-German friends Arne and Nico. The holiday flirt soon turns serious when Doreen and Arne fall in love. As the end of their stay approaches, Arne asks the inseparable sisters to flee to the West with him…
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A high-signal pick with 19 votes.
credofilm / Laokoon Filmgroup / ARTE / ZDF
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Director: Robert Thalheim
On screen
Cast & crew

Friederike Becht
Doreen

Luise Heyer
Isabel

Franz Dinda
Arne

Volker Bruch
Nico

Hannes Wegener
Klaus

Hans-Uwe Bauer
Balisch

Albrecht Schuch
Ronny

Golo Euler

Ole Fischer
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