Lake Balaton in 1988. At the East Bloc's most popular vacation spot, twin sisters and champion rowers from the GDR meet two West German men and fall in love. Twin sisters Isabel (Luise Heyer, “Tough Love”) and Doreen (Frederike Bucht) are on the national rowing team. Their good performance has earned them a trip to the Pioneer camp at Hungary's fabled Lake Balaton, popular with tourists from East and West. There they meet high school grads Arne and Nico from Hamburg. Double-dating is inevitable, but while Isabel and Nico flirt without much consequence, Arne and Doreen really fall for each other. When the time comes to part, Arne asks the women to make a fateful decision. WESTWIND is based upon a true story and “cleverly avoids East-West clichés.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Romance, Drama
1h 29min
6 FSK
DE
Lake Balaton in 1988. At the East Bloc's most popular vacation spot, twin sisters and champion rowers from the GDR meet two West German men and fall in love.
Twin sisters Isabel (Luise Heyer, “Tough Love”) and Doreen (Frederike Bucht) are on the national rowing team. Their good performance has earned them a trip to the Pioneer camp at Hungary's fabled Lake Balaton, popular with tourists from East and West. There they meet high school grads Arne and Nico from Hamburg. Double-dating is inevitable, but while Isabel and Nico flirt without much consequence, Arne and Doreen really fall for each other. When the time comes to part, Arne asks the women to make a fateful decision.
WESTWIND is based upon a true story and “cleverly avoids East-West clichés.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)