This Ain't California 12 years old

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

This Ain't California

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.

Credits

This Ain't California Cast

Name Character
Bill Clinton He was 66, now 78 years old as Himself (archive footage)
Erich Honecker He was 99, 81 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
David Nathan He was 197, 70 years old when he died as Nico
Helmut Kohl He was 82, 87 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)

This Ain't California Crew

Name Department
Marten Persiel as Director. He was 38 (now 50) years old Directing
Marten Persiel as Writer. He was 38 (now 50) years old Writing
Ira Wedel as Writer. Writing
This Ain't California poster
This Ain't California (12 years)

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

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
  • Runtime: 93 minutes