This Ain't California

This Ain't California

Movie·2012·1h 33m

This Ain't California

B-boy rebellion, communism, skateboarding, the Stasi…

Directed By

Marten Persiel

Country

Germany

Language

German

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Ira Wedel

Producer

Michael Schöbel, Ronald Vietz

Cinematography

Felix Leiberg

Music

Lars Damm

Editor

Toni Froschhammer

Themes

skateboardingberlin wallgerman democratic republic1970sextreme sportsmale friendshipmockumentary1980s1990spolitical repressionsoviet union history2000s

Production House

Wildfremd Production

Audience Score

65%

29 votes

Skip12%

Timepass27%

Go for it38%

Perfection23%

Where to watch

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// cast

Cast

Kai Hillebrand

Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)

David Nathan

David Nathan

Adult Nico (uncredited)

Nora Decker

Teenager Hexe (uncredited)

Lea Wolfram

Doreen (uncredited)

Titus Dittmann

Titus Dittmann

Self - Businessman (uncredited)

Erich Honecker

Erich Honecker

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Katarina Witt

Katarina Witt

Self - Sportswoman (archive footage)

Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Schröder

Self - Politician (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Marten Persiel

Director

Ira Wedel

Writer

Michael Schöbel

Producer

Ronald Vietz

Producer

Felix Leiberg

Director of Photography

Toni Froschhammer

Editor

Maxine Goedicke

Editor

Bobby Good

Editor

Lars Damm

Original Music Composer

Troy von Balthazar

Original Music Composer

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