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Watch This Ain't California Movie Online No Survey In 90 minutes, we see the GDR more sharply, more clearly: the skater subculture shows that not all was grey-on-grey and drab clouds of Trabant fumes. This Wildfremd production (Ronald Vietz & Michael Schöbel) by director Martin Persiel takes original clips of the "wheel-board-riders" - straight out of the East German scene in the 80s - and mixes it with animations and reencounters with the protagonists today. It is not just a well thought out story on its own - this film also raises the aesthetic bar. "Skating as freedom" is one of the leitmotifs of this film. Skating "without pressure to be better than someone else," as one of the main characters puts it, became the goal in hindsight, or, said downright harshly, "the desire for freedom turned lifestyle". Unbelievable, if not for the simple fact that this Californian fun could find its expression in the GDR. (c) Official Site Release Date This Ain't California Apr 12, 2013 Limited
Actors For This Ain't California
Christian Rothenhagen,Mirko Mielke,Renè Falk Thomasius,Titus Dittmann,Patric Steffens
Genres This Ain't California : Documentary,Sports & Fitness
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Review For This Ain't California
"This Ain't California" offers a vivid immersion in the hidden skateboarding culture of the former East Germany. Jeannette Catsoulis-New York Times A trove of home videos, vintage commercial and propaganda footage and black-and-white animation dress up this energetic if somewhat unfocused look at the birth of skateboarding in the German Democratic Republic. Sara Stewart-New York Post Combines vintage Super-8 footage, re-creations, cheeky asides (a lesson on how to do an ollie!) and middle-aged guys reminiscing ... David Fear-Time Out New York Martin Persiel's splendid "documentary" could well be subtitled "And It Ain't the Truth." Ernest Hardy-Village Voice Even knowing the artifice, it's an excellent and extremely enjoyable film. Indeed, knowing the artifice, it's way more impressive ... However true it isn't, it's a lovely evocation of what might have been. CJ Johnson-ABC Radio (Australia) Prize-winning documentary paints an affecting tale of young GDR rebels on wheels, but is marred by a busy, self-conscious aesthetic approach. David Noh-Film Journal International A masterpiece of editing and re-creation resulting in one of the most enthralling stories of the year. Christopher Campbell-Film School Rejects What the director is perhaps aiming for is a documentary of feeling rather than historical accuracy...the filmmaking is so accomplished that any potential notions of being hoodwinked can be forgiven. Kevin Jagernauth-The Playlist While the film is deeply romantic and nostalgic, possessing a genuine reverence for youth and rebellion, it's also something of a tragedy. Drew Hunt-Slant Magazine