24 Sep 1997
Changing Skins
Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.
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…
Top Billed Cast
Friederike Becht Doreen
Luise Heyer Isabel
Franz Dinda Arne
Volker Bruch Nico
Hannes Wegener Klaus
Hans-Uwe Bauer Balisch
Albrecht Schuch Ronny
Golo Euler 
Ole Fischer
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