Film · 2012 · Documentary
B-boy rebellion, communism, skateboarding, the Stasi…
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.
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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.
8 principal cast
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)
This Ain't California (2012) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 33m documentary directed by Marten Persiel is rated 6.5/10 by 30 viewers.
This Ain't California was released on August 15, 2012.
This Ain't California was directed by Marten Persiel.
This Ain't California has a runtime of 93 minutes (1h 33m).
This Ain't California is categorized as Documentary, History, Animation.
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