Westwind
Westwind

Movie·2011·1h 29m

Westwind

Directed By

Robert Thalheim

Country

Germany

Language

Hungarian

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// overview

The Story

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…

Written By

Susann Schimk, Ilja Haller

Cinematography

Eeva Fleig

Music

Christian Conrad

Editor

Stefan Kobe

Themes

twin sistereast germany

Production House

credofilm
Laokoon Filmgroup
ARTE
ZDF

Audience Score

62%

19 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

Where to watch

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// cast

Cast

Friederike Becht

Friederike Becht

Doreen

Luise Heyer

Luise Heyer

Isabel

Franz Dinda

Franz Dinda

Arne

Volker Bruch

Volker Bruch

Nico

Hannes Wegener

Hannes Wegener

Klaus

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Balisch

Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch

Ronny

Golo Euler

Golo Euler

Ole Fischer

Ole Fischer

// crew

Crew

Robert Thalheim

Director

Stefan Kobe

Editor

Christian Conrad

Original Music Composer

Eeva Fleig

Director of Photography

Susann Schimk

Susann Schimk

Screenplay

Christoph Sturm

Editor

Ilja Haller

Screenplay

Oliver Grothoff

Editor

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