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About Ursula "Uschi" Obermaier, a former fashion model, and actress associated with the 1968 left-wing movement in Germany and the "sex 'n' drugs 'n' rock and roll" era. Considered an iconic sex symbol who dated Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Syd Barrett, Jimi Hendrix, Rainer Langhans and many others.
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.
Three friends who have lost their jobs and are not exactly living in blessed family circumstances come into possession of a map and two flight tickets to Cuba. They combine the fact that one of their husbands was involved in the robbery of a money transport and hid the loot in a mine shaft. The women decide to start a new life, but are unaware that they are embarking on a dangerous game of cat and mouse underground.
Five old girlfriends meet once a year for a weekend get-together in Southern France, to catch up together in a relaxed atmosphere. But when an intruder interrupts their getaway, the weekend threatens to spiral out of control.
Successful husband, clever children, great job – the lawyer Eva lacks nothing. Except the erotic tingle that she and Richard, a writer have lost in their family life.
A documentary featuring Willie Nelson, Townes van Zandt, Bill Monroe, M.C Jarrett narrated by Dave Alvin.
In her search for individual freedom and self-determination, Uschi Obermaier became a symbol of cultural and social upheaval in the post-war period. The documentary sheds light on the life of the famous model.