
This Ain't California
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.
Top Cast
Kai Hillebrand
Kai Hillebrand
Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)
Kai Hillebrand
Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)


David Nathan
David Nathan
Adult Nico (uncredited)
David Nathan
Adult Nico (uncredited)
Nora Decker
Nora Decker
Teenager Hexe (uncredited)
Nora Decker
Teenager Hexe (uncredited)
Lea Wolfram
Lea Wolfram
Doreen (uncredited)
Lea Wolfram
Doreen (uncredited)


Titus Dittmann
Titus Dittmann
Self - Businessman (uncredited)
Titus Dittmann
Self - Businessman (uncredited)


Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Erich Honecker
Self - Politician (archive footage)


Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Self - Sportswoman (archive footage)
Katarina Witt
Self - Sportswoman (archive footage)


Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Helmut Kohl
Self - Politician (archive footage)


Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician (archive footage)


Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Gerhard Schröder
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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