CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 33m · NR

This Ain't California

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

65%(30)IMDbDocumentaryHistoryAnimation

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.

Directed byMarten Persiel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
DE
Released
August 15, 2012
Revenue
$135,929
Studios
ARTEMDRRBB

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Trailer #2

Trailer #2

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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)

Creative team
Directed by
Marten Persiel
Written by
Ira Wedel
Produced by
Ronald Vietz
Michael Schöbel

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