The summer of 1986 begins on a promising note for Erfurt sisters Catrin and Maja Streesemann – they’ve finally received a travel permit for their first holiday at Lake Balaton. The only thing is, they have no idea that they’re being watched by the Stasi as the spies in swimming trunks of the Balaton Brigade have been watching out for East Germans attempting to escape to the West, with the holiday resort as a starting point. Catrin is quick to make new friends at the campsite, especially winsome Rudi from Mühlhausen, whose overtures clearly aim for more than just friendship; younger Maja is magically attracted to the glamour of the elegant Balaton-Residenz luxury hotel where only Western tourists are allowed to stay. Fate leads them not only into the Balaton-Residenz, but also to Tamás, the Hungarian hotel boss. Catrin immediately falls for the charming Hungarian, but Maja is the one to steal a kiss from him at the first opportunity, casting a shadow on the sisters’ otherwise close relationship. And the next disaster comes along, as their mother Kirsten has every reason to believe that her daughters’ trip to Hungary could wreak havoc on the family after an ominous phone call from Hungary. Using a pretext, she persuades her husband Karl to start the Trabant and drive after Maja and Catrin.

Cast & crew

N

Nathalie Scharf

Creator

C

Christopher Silber

Creator

A

Andreas Drost

Creator

B

Ben Verbong

Director

Cornelia Gröschel

Catrin Streesemann

Sonja Gerhardt

Maja Streesemann

Anja Kling

Kirsten Streesemann

Götz Schubert

Karl Streesemann

Franz Dinda

Rudi Hartwig

Peter Jordan

Urlauber

Stipe Erceg

Tamás Szabo

Alice Dwyer

Lilian

Dominic Raacke

Erik Waller

Dorka Gryllus

Zsófia

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Timo

Isolda Dychauk-Ott

Lara-Fee

Winnie Böwe

Agnes

Frederik Götz

Luis

Max Woelky

Tom Burmeister

J

Jacqueline Mila Moellendorf

Michaela

Seasons

3 episodes

Mini-series2017 · 3 episodes