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This Ain't California
“B-boy rebellion, communism, skateboarding, the Stasi…”
6.5 / 10• 2012• 1h 33m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryAnimation
Storyline
A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary trip into the world of skate, a tale on three heroes and their boards, from their childhood in the seventies, through their teenage rebellion in the eighties and the summer of 1989, when their life changed forever, to 2011.
Cast & Crew
KH
Kai Hillebrand
Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)
Lead
David Nathan
Adult Nico (uncredited)
ND
Nora Decker
Teenager Hexe (uncredited)
LW
Lea Wolfram
Doreen (uncredited)
Titus Dittmann
Self - Businessman (uncredited)
Erich Honecker
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Katarina Witt
Self - Sportswoman (archive footage)
Helmut Kohl
Self - Politician (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marten Persiel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Ain't California is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
