WESTWIND, screening at Ayr Town Hall tomorrow, is the latest in Ayr Film Society's busy season.

Set in 1988, it follows the story of two inseparable twin sisters from DDR as they travel outside the country for the first time.

They go to the sports camp on the bank of Lake Balaton in the socialist Hungary, then a part of the Soviet block. 


The sisters accept a lift from two young men from Hamburg in Western Germany, and are castigated by their supervisor for communicating with “the enemy”. 


One of the sisters becomes romantically involved with one of the men. Will she abscond with him or will she stay?


Director Robert Thalheim did a great job making the film very watchable and creating tension towards the end of the story. 


The two actresses portraying the two sisters were terrific while the actor playing the supervisor made this character very believable.


All in all, this is a great little film about the divided nation, or, if you prefer, about “the German - German problem”, as the Germans themselves like to call it. 


Whichever countries the Soviets laid their hands on, they spread their ideology of hate, indoctrinating children with the views that all the Westerners are their enemies. 


Some might argue this is not very different from the state ideology of Putin’s Russia that brings chaos and destruction to the neighbouring countries.

Westwind will be screened on Thursday October 22, doors open at 7pm.

Screening is preceded by the society AGM and the group would appreciate one or two new committee members.

The films cost £5 per film (£3 for students, or £55 for the season).