

This Ain't California
B-boy rebellion, communism, skateboarding, the Stasi…
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$135929
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2012-08-15
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
29
Vote Average
6.466
Kai Hillebrand
Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)
David Nathan
Adult Nico (uncredited)
Nora Decker
Teenager Hexe (uncredited)
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)
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Gerhard Schröder
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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