Eight Miles High

Eight Miles High

NR 2007 · 114 min · ★ 6.2 · Music, Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Achim Bornhak · Written by Olaf Kraemer

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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
Milan Peschel Freiberg
Georg Friedrich Lurchi
Urs Rechn Boxer
Johannes Silberschneider Starfotograf Bernd

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