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Eight Miles High (2007)

Eight Miles High poster
Original title
Das wilde Leben
Directed by
Achim Bornhak
Genre
drama film, biographical film, musical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Uschi Obermaier, a West German woman who becomes a famous sex symbol and cultural icon in the 1960s. It shows her journey through the counterculture movement and her relationships with influential people of the era.

stylishenergeticrebelliousromanticizednostalgicuninhibitedglamorousbittersweet

What happens

Eight Miles High (original title: Das wilde Leben, lit. The Wild Life) is a 2007 German biographical motion picture, set in the 1960s and depicting the "wild life" of Uschi Obermaier, a West German sex symbol and icon of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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