This Ain't California
2012
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Kai Hillebrand, David Nathan, Nora Decker, Lea Wolfram, Titus Dittmann, Erich Honecker, Katarina Witt, Helmut Kohl
Original language
German
First release
August 15, 2012 (Germany)
Crew
Screenplay
Ira Wedel
Producer
Michael Schöbel, Ronald Vietz
Cinematography
Felix Leiberg
Editing
Bobby Good, Maxine Goedicke, Toni Froschhammer
Music
Lars Damm, Troy von Balthazar
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Camerimage 2012 generic
- Raindance Film Festival 2012
- Warsaw International Film Festival 2012 generic
Titles
| Original title | This Ain't California | German |
| Alternate title | Derrière le mur, la Californie |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | August 15, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Austria | August 17, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 12, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | September 12, 2013 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | December 6, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 7, 2015 |
| Theatrical | France | August 26, 2015 |
| Streaming | Germany | October 1, 2019 |
| Television | Germany | October 1, 2019 |
| Streaming | Spain | October 1, 2019 |
| Streaming | France | October 1, 2019 |
| Television | France | October 1, 2019 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | October 1, 2019 |
| Streaming | Italy | October 1, 2019 |
| Streaming | Poland | October 1, 2019 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (German) |
Full credits
| Director | Marten Persiel |
| Cast | Kai Hillebrand (Denis 'Panik' Paraceck (uncredited)), David Nathan (Adult Nico (uncredited)), Nora Decker (Teenager Hexe (uncredited)), Lea Wolfram (Doreen (uncredited)), Titus Dittmann (Self - Businessman (uncredited)), Erich Honecker (Self - Politician (archive footage)), Katarina Witt (Self - Sportswoman (archive footage)), Helmut Kohl (Self - Politician (archive footage)), Bill Clinton (Self - Politician (archive footage)), Gerhard Schröder (Self - Politician (archive footage)) |
| Screenplay | Ira Wedel |
| Producer | Michael Schöbel, Ronald Vietz |
| Cinematography | Felix Leiberg |
| Editing | Bobby Good, Maxine Goedicke, Toni Froschhammer |
| Music | Lars Damm, Troy von Balthazar |
| Production design | Anne Zentgraf |
| Sound | Elias Struck, Ireneusz Szumlanski, Michael Kaczmarek |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
