This Ain't California

Name: This Ain't California
Genre: History, Sport, Documentary
Released: April 12, 2013
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 76

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| Release Date: April 12, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: This Ain't California is a celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary documentary trip into the world of skateboarding in the German Democratic Republic. The film follows its three heroes from their childhood in the seventies through their teenage rebellion in the eighties to the summer 1989 when their life changed forever.

Director: Marten Persiel

Genre(s): History, Sport, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Ernest Hardy

Apr 9, 2013

This Ain't California is a masterful lie that illuminates a little-known reality. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 11, 2013

Smartly incorporating Sasa Zivkovic’s sweet and simple animation, as well as an exhilarating, punk-infused soundtrack, Mr. Persiel extends the film’s appeal beyond hard-core skaters. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Apr 11, 2013

Ultimately, This Ain't California is a movie powered by nostalgia, a propulsive kind of dreamy reflection to a time and place that may not have existed with events that might not have actually happened, but have all the reality of a life that was truly lived. Read full review

Drew Hunt

Apr 8, 2013

While the film is deeply romantic and nostalgic, possessing a genuine reverence for youth and rebellion, it's also something of a tragedy. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Apr 11, 2013

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. Read full review

David Fear

Apr 9, 2013

It ain’t bad, though all that detritus detracts from a far more interesting history lesson on repression and rebellion that’s left on the periphery. Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

Dec 2, 2013

A fun and frothy mock-doc with a message buried in its axle. Read full review

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