Christiane F.

Christiane F.

1981
2h 11m
7.3

7.3/10

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"The image of a generation."

Overview

This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.

Status: Released

Budget: $4,000,000

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
CLV-Filmproduktions Solaris Film Maran Film Popular Filmproduktion
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Release Date April 2, 1981
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0082176

Cast

Natja Brunckhorst
Natja Brunckhorst

Christiane

Thomas Haustein
Thomas Haustein

Detlev

Jens Kuphal
Jens Kuphal

Axel

Rainer Woelk
Rainer Woelk

Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)

David Bowie
David Bowie

David Bowie

Eberhard Auriga
Eberhard Auriga

Alter Fixer

Peggy Bussieck
Peggy Bussieck

Puppi

Lothar Chamski
Lothar Chamski

Rolf

Uwe Diderich
Uwe Diderich

Klaus

Jan Georg Effler
Jan Georg Effler

Bernd

Ellen Esser
Ellen Esser

Kessis Mutter

Andreas Fuhrmann
Andreas Fuhrmann

Atze

Key Crew

Bertram Vetter
Producer
Uli Edel
Director
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Hans Weth
Producer
Herman Weigel
Screenplay