Following Nanook Of The North comes Panik Of The East, as Marten Persiel concocts a vivid docu-myth to examine the role that the early 1980s skateboarding boom played in undermining East German authoritarianism. Skilfully fabricated, eminently plausible and highly enjoyable.
This Ain’t California Review
Thousands of miles and an Iron Curtain away from California's Dogtown scene, East Germany boasted a thriving street skating scene in the 1980s. Filmmaker Marten Persiel takes a Super-8 slant on the GDR's ollie posse.
Release Date:
06 Dec 2013
Running Time:
95 minutes
Certificate:
TBC
Original Title:
This Ain’t California
A fun and frothy mock-doc with a message buried in its axle.
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