This Ain't California

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

Aug 16 2012 Not Rated 1h 40m
Documentary, History, Sport

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.

Plot

This Ain't California is a celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary documentary trip into the world of roller boarding in the German Democratic Republic. A coming-of-age tale of three teenagers and their passionate love for a sport on the crumbling tarmac of the streets in the German Democratic Republic, which was considered very ill-fitting. The punk fairy tale is a story of the subversive powers of fun in that part of Germany, which had lost touch with its citizens. The film follows its three heroes from their childhood in the seventies through their teenage rebellion in the eighties, ending in the last summer of their life in the German Democratic Republic in 1989, when their life changed forever, and follows them to 2011.

Written by

Marten Persiel, Ira Wedel

Directed by

Marten Persiel

Cast

David Nathan, Anneke Schwabe, Bill Clinton

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

MDR, ARTE, RBB, Wildfremd Production

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

5 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
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# of Votes
1,103
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
76
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