Eight Miles High

2007 1h 54m DE

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6.2

MID

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44%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 49🥫44%Rotten Tomatoes●32Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 3,050

MusicDramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Natalia Avelon
Uschi Obermaier
Matthias Schweighöfer
Rainer Langhans
David Scheller
Dieter Bockhorn
Viktor Norén
Mick Jagger
Alexander Scheer
Keith Richards
Petra Berndt
Uschis Mutter
Inga Busch
Agentin
Friederike Kempter
Sabine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Achim Bornhak
Writers: Olaf Kraemer, Claus Peter Hant, Achim Bornhak
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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1 / 5

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Natalia Avelon and Matthias Schweighöfer and David Scheller carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0764639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Achim Bornhak directs. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Natalia Avelon and Matthias Schweighöfer and David Scheller carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0764639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 10 themes, including "rock 'n' roll", "free love", "students' movement", "sexuality".