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Westwind

  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance

August 25, 2011 (DE)

1h 29m

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-Germ...

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