Eight Miles High (2007)
"Das wilde Leben" (original title)

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie. At the age of 16, Uschi is bored by her job in a photo lab, but ... See full summary »

Director:

Achim Bornhak

Writers:

Dagmar Benke (story), Achim Bornhak,

Stars:

Natalia Avelon, David Scheller, Matthias Schweighöfer

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Natalia Avelon	...	Uschi Obermaier
David Scheller	...	Dieter Bockhorn
Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Rainer Langhans
Friederike Kempter	...	Sabine
Alexander Scheer	...	Keith Richards
Victor Norén	...	Mick Jagger
Milan Peschel	...	Freiberg
Georg Friedrich	...	Lurchi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Petra Berndt	...	Uschis Mutter
Oliver Binge	...	Demonstrant
Klaus Bräuer
Inga Busch	...	Agentin
Mila da Veela	...	Stones-Groupie
Michael Falkenhagen	...	Polizeiwachtmeister
Martin Koch	...	Demonstrant

Storyline

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie. At the age of 16, Uschi is bored by her job in a photo lab, but soon becomes the "it girl" of Munich's club scene. When she gets to know Rainer Langhans, they move to Berlin and live in "Kommune 1", the first politically-motivated commune in Germany. While the other occupants claim she isn't political enough, Uschi just wants to have fun, works as fashion model and leads international music stars in temptation...

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Plot Keywords:

female pubic hair | orange panties | sex | female nudity | penis | 

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Italian

Release Date:

1 February 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Eight Miles High

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babelsberg Film, Neue Bioskop Film, On the Road

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Uschi Obermaier: In Paris that summer, the students wrote "Power to the imagination" on the walls. In San Francisco they danced in the streets, and fought for what had become their way of life. And I was at home in Sendling, a suburb of Munich. I felt I died a slow and never-ending death that day. The only thing that kept me alive was the music. Without that, I would have died. Or worse, I would have turned into my parents. But music alone wouldn't get me out of Senling. That much was clear to me. ...

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Soundtracks

"The Easiest Rider"
Written by Otto von Bismarck
Performed by Alexander Scheer

User Reviews

An inspiring movie

I'm disappointed about the low rating that this movie has. It's one of my favorites and I've watched it several times. I've read other reviews to see why it has such a low rating, and I notice that people expect from it something that it's not. They expect it to be about the "Kommune", they expect it to be about an extraordinary girl, and they expect expensive set designs.

This movie is not about all that. The way I see it, Das Wilde Leben is about a journey, it's about a girl who is free and is not afraid to break boundaries, it's about a girl who uses her beauty to have the adventure of her life. She falls in love with powerful men, she lives wildly, she sees the world. And, above all, this movie is about a powerful woman.

Is the movie true to the historical facts? Is it true to Uschi's life? That's not what's important. It's a movie, not a documentary. Beyond the cheap sets and the historical inaccuracies (if there are any) lays a beautiful and inspiring story.