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This Ain't California

This Ain't California

# B-boy rebellion, communism, skateboarding, the Stasi…
Documentary   History   Animation
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German
📆 Date Released: 2012-08-15
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Kai Hillebrand original image
Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)
Kai Hillebrand
David Nathan original image
Adult Nico (uncredited)
David Nathan
Nora Decker original image
Teenager Hexe (uncredited)
Nora Decker
Lea Wolfram original image
Doreen (uncredited)
Lea Wolfram
Titus Dittmann original image
Himself - Businessman (uncredited)
Titus Dittmann
Erich Honecker original image
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Erich Honecker
Katarina Witt original image
Herself - Sportswoman (archive footage)
Katarina Witt
Helmut Kohl original image
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Helmut Kohl
Bill Clinton original image
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Gerhard Schröder original image
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Gerhard Schröder

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