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Christiane F. (1981)

Christiane F. (1981)

Drama

The image of a generation.

Release Date: 1981, April 2
Directors: Uli Edel
Countries: Germany
Production: CLV-Filmproduktions, Solaris Film, Maran Film, Popular Filmproduktion
Cast: David Bowie, Natja Brunckhorst, Thomas Haustein, Jens Kuphal, Rainer Woelk, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski, Uwe Diderich, Jan Georg Effler, Ellen Esser, Andreas Fuhrmann

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.

Keywords:

critical dramatic intense complicated junkie berlin, germany informative prostitution heroin illegal drugs