Christiane F.
1981 · Movie · R · 131 min · ★ 7.3 · 73% critics
In 1970s Berlin, a young teen escapes a bleak home life by chasing music and nightlife at a trendy club. New friends and a first romance pull her into a fast-moving scene where experimentation turns into dependence, putting her family ties and future at risk.
Based on We Children from Zoo Station
Also known as We Children from Bahnhof Zoo · Christiane F We Children From Bahnhof Zoo
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Details
- Original title
- Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-04-02
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,437 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a brutally realistic, deeply bleak coming-of-age drama about addiction and survival, with a strong period feel; Not for you if you avoid graphic content or relentless despair, like in Midnight Express or Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Pros: raw, unflinching realism; powerful anti-drug impact; memorable Bowie music | Cons: very depressing tone; graphic, uncomfortable scenes; uneven character depth
Themes
- berlin, germany
- heroin
- junkie
- prostitution
- illegal drugs
- dramatic
- critical
- intense
- complicated
- informative
Cast & crew
Natja Brunckhorst
as Christiane
Thomas Haustein
as Detlev
Jens Kuphal
as Axel
Rainer Woelk
as Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David Bowie
as David Bowie
- EA
Eberhard Auriga
as Alter Fixer
- PB
Peggy Bussieck
as Puppi
- LC
Lothar Chamski
as Rolf
- UD
Uwe Diderich
as Klaus
- JE
Jan Georg Effler
as Bernd
Directed by Uli Edel