Das wilde Leben (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Achim Bornhak

Writers:

Dagmar Benke (story)
Achim Bornhak (co-writer)

Release Date:

1 February 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music

Plot:

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Male Frontal Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Drugs | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

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
Martin Koch	...	Demonstrant
Valerie Lasserre	...	Angel
Uwagboe Rydl	...	Neger-Kalle
Jonathan Schuld	...	Demonstrant
Stefan Sieweke	...	Charly Watts
Sebastian Stielke	...	Journalist
Heike Warmuth	...	Barbara

Also Known As:

Eight Miles High! (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Babelsberg Film

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...

Soundtrack:

When Rain Is Black

A real-to-life Film

The story of Uschi Obermaier and her rise to fame in the 1960s. The film accurately depicts her life and in the process has many dope party scenes as well. The film is to premier in the US August 22 and I am excited to see how the English version will compare to the original German. Obermaier's accent is not "exaggerated" as the actress's native language is indeed German.

The unique viewpoint Uschi experienced during the social revolution makes for a very interesting film. Themes of growing up, life, learning to love, and experiencing loss all are major players. All in all, if you are looking for a film true to life, a film that doesn't gloss over the hardships and dull down the excitement of freedom, this is a movie for you.