Das Wilde Leben
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| Das Wilde Leben | |
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| Directed by | Achim Bornhak |
| Produced by | Ralph Brosche Philip Evenkamp Dietmar Güntsche Eberhard Junkersdorf Dileep Singh Rathore |
| Written by | Achim Bornhak Olaf Kraemer |
| Starring | Natalia Avelon Matthias Schweighöfer Alexander Scheer Victor Norén |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Dernbecher |
| Editing by | Peter Przygodda Sebastian Schultz |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical) |
| Release date(s) |  February 1, 2007 |
| Running time | 114min |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
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Das Wilde Leben (English: "The Wild Life"), also known as Eight Miles High! or 8 Miles High (working title), is a German movie, which is set in the 1960s, depicts the "wild life" of Uschi Obermaier, the first known German groupie.
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[edit] Synopsis
Obermaier got introduced to sexual freedom at the legendary Kommune 1 in Berlin through a Krautrockband named Amon Düül. The young woman from Munich quickly transforms into a model and she rises to be a sex symbol and a youth icon. She can be seen as cover girl of the Playboy and rockstars like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are at her feet. Even the Italian film producer Carlo Ponti tries to get her to sign a ten-year contract with him - but she declines. Her freedom is more important than a contract.
During her intensive relationship with Keith Richards, she suddenly starts to recognize the dark side of the shiny glamour world she lives in. The isolation of the stars, and the groupie-existence in anonymous hotel rooms - they don't get along well with her idea of life.
She finds new freedom in a relationship with the adventurer Dieter Bockhorn (David Scheller). They fall in love and start a six-year roadtrip round the world. But Bockhorn dies in a motorcycle accident in Mexico.
[edit] Cast
- Natalia Avelon as Uschi Obermaier
- Matthias Schweighöfer as Rainer Langhans
- Victor Norén (singer of the Swedish band Sugarplum Fairy) as Mick Jagger
- Alexander Scheer as Keith Richards
- David Scheller as Dieter Bockhorn.
[edit] Production Crew
- Directed by Achim Bornhak.
- Writing credits Achim Bornhak, Olaf Kraemer.
[edit] Filming locations
- Berlin, Germany
- Goa, India
- Hamburg, Germany
- India
- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
[edit] Soundtrack
Ville Valo and Natalia Avelon recorded a cover version of the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood song Summer Wine for the soundtrack. A music video was also shot, featuring not only Valo and Avelon but also the real Uschi Obermaier.
