Westwind

Set in the Summer of 1988 and based on real events the film tells the story of EastGerman 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 WestGerman 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