Christiane F.

Christiane F.

131 mins | Drama | April 2, 1981

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.

Christiane F.

131 mins | Drama | April 2, 1981

Christiane F.
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Solaris Film, Maran Film, CLV-Filmproduktions, Popular Filmproduktion
Original title Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Directors Uli Edel
Writers Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck, Christiane Felscherinow, Herman Weigel

Cast

Natja Brunckhorst

as Christiane

Thomas Haustein

as Detlev

Jens Kuphal

as Axel

Rainer Woelk

as Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)

David Bowie

as David Bowie

Eberhard Auriga

as Alter Fixer

Peggy Bussieck

as Puppi

Lothar Chamski

as Rolf

Uwe Diderich

as Klaus

Jan Georg Effler

as Bernd

Ellen Esser

as Kessis Mutter

Lutz Hemmerling

as Bienenstich

Daniela Jaeger

as Kessi

Bernhard Janson

as Milan

Christiane Lechle

as Christianes Mutter

Kerstin Malessa

as Tina

Kerstin Richter

as Stella

Stanislaus Solotar

as Stottermaxe

Carlos Alomar

as Carlos Alomar (uncredited)

Wolfgang Bathke

as Freier im Auto (uncredited)

Renate Küster

as Mutter der Freundin (voice) (uncredited)