Germany / Feb 12, 2012 / Berlin International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Helmut Kohl | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Bill Clinton | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Gerhard Schröder | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryAnimation
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | This Ain't California |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wildfremd Production, ARTE, MDR, RBB |
| Release date | 15 agosto 2012 |
| Production | Ronald Vietz, Michael Schöbel |
| Writer | Ira Wedel |
| Casting | Karen Wendland |
| Editing | Toni Froschhammer, Maxine Goedicke, Bobby Good, Horst Riediger, Jan Schöningh |
| Cinematography | Felix Leiberg |
| Assistant directors | Manuel Siebert, Marten Persiel |
| Camera operators | Felix Leiberg |
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| Additional photography | Felix Leiberg |
| Production design | Anne Zentgraf |
| Art direction | Anne Zentgraf |
| Set decoration | Anne Zentgraf |
| Visual effects | Jonas Riemer, Sasa Živković |
| Music | Troy von Balthazar, Lars Damm, Elias Struck, Sebastian Žídek, Ireneusz Szumlanski, Michael Scheuvens, Wladimir Gelwich, Michael Kaczmarek, Lukas Lücke |
| Sound | Troy von Balthazar, Elias Struck, Sebastian Žídek, Ireneusz Szumlanski, Michael Scheuvens, Wladimir Gelwich, Michael Kaczmarek, Lars Damm, Lukas Lücke |
| Costume design | Simone Eichhorn, Susanne Minkert |
| Makeup | Susanne Minkert, Simone Eichhorn |
| Hairstyling | Simone Eichhorn, Susanne Minkert |
| Revenue | 135.929 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Jul 01, 2012 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Argentina / Sep 15, 2012 / German Film Festival
Poland / Oct 16, 2012 / Warsaw Film Festival
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Denmark / Nov 01, 2012 / CPH:DOX
Sweden / Dec 02, 2012 / Stockholm German Films Go North!
United States / Feb 09, 2013 / Portland International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Apr 21, 2013 / Bradford International Film Festival
Limited release
Spain / Mar 07, 2015
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 15, 2012
Austria / Aug 17, 2012
United States / Apr 12, 2013 / NR
Denmark / Sep 12, 2013
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United Kingdom / Dec 06, 2013
France / Aug 26, 2015
Digital
France / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
Germany / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
Italy / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
Poland / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
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Spain / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
United Kingdom / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
TV
France / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
Germany / Oct 01, 2019 / ARTE
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