Das wilde Leben (2007)

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

  (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
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:

I Hate You

I was there.

I will catch this film when it plays here in Chicago in August. I was in Kommune 1 for a couple of weeks in March of 1969. There were two residences - Rainer Langhans, Uschi Obermaier, Dieter Kunzelmann stayed in the larger of the two, a factory loft sort of place. I stayed in the other residence, a dozen or so people in one large room. I went there with a friend from Frankfurt who wanted to reconcile with his girlfriend, who had left him for Dieter Kunzelmann. His girlfriend was unreceptive and he split right away. I was welcome to stay on for a while and did. It was easy living. Everyone was nice, except grouchy Dieter. No star attitudes or pretensions. Both Rainer and Uschi were very grounded, not at all affected by their notoriety. I think that set the tone. I'll give this film a 10 just on its subject matter.