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Westwind
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Westwind

Aug 25, 2011
1h 29m
★ 6.2

Overview

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…

Genres

Drama
Comedy
Romance

Production Companies

credofilm
Laokoon Filmgroup
ARTE
ZDF

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Cast

Friederike Becht

Doreen

Friederike Becht

Luise Heyer

Isabel

Luise Heyer

Franz Dinda

Arne

Franz Dinda

Volker Bruch

Nico

Volker Bruch

Hannes Wegener

Klaus

Hannes Wegener

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Balisch

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Albrecht Schuch

Ronny

Albrecht Schuch

Golo Euler

Golo Euler

Ole Fischer

Ole Fischer

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