Westwind 12 years old

Westwind

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…

Credits

Westwind Cast

Name Character
Hans-Uwe Bauer He was 55, now 68 years old as Balisch
Friederike Becht She was 24, now 37 years old as Doreen
Albrecht Schuch He was 26, now 38 years old as Ronny
Golo Euler He was 28, now 41 years old
Ole Fischer He was 24, now 37 years old
Franz Dinda He was 28, now 41 years old as Arne
Luise Heyer She was 26, now 39 years old as Isabel
Volker Bruch He was 31, now 44 years old as Nico
Hannes Wegener He was 30, now 43 years old as Klaus

Westwind Crew

Name Department
Stefan Kobe as Editor. Editing
Oliver Grothoff as Editor. Editing
János Breckl as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Robert Thalheim as Director. He was 37 (now 49) years old Directing
Susann Schimk as Screenplay. She was 40 (now 53) years old Writing
Jörg Trentmann as Production Manager. He was 42 (now 55) years old Production
Eeva Fleig as Director of Photography. She was 46 (now 59) years old Camera
Westwind poster
Westwind (12 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, August 25, 2011
  • Runtime: 89 minutes