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Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
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Release Date:
2 April 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
At 12 it was Angel Dust. At 13 it was heroin. Then she took to the streets. morePlot:
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F.... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreUser Comments:
One of the most thought-provoking, interesting and disturbing films I have ever seen moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Natja Brunckhorst | ... | Christiane | |
| Thomas Haustein | ... | Detlev | |
| Jens Kuphal | ... | Axel | |
| Rainer Woelk | ... | Leiche (as Rainer Wölk) | |
| Jan Georg Effler | ... | Bernd | |
| Christiane Reichelt | ... | Babsi | |
| Daniela Jaeger | ... | Kessi | |
| Kerstin Richter | ... | Stella | |
| David Bowie | ... | Himself | |
| Eberhard Auriga | ... | Alter Fixer | |
| Peggy Bussieck | ... | Puppi | |
| Lothar Chamski | ... | Rolf | |
| Uwe Diderich | ... | Klaus | |
| Ellen Esser | ... | Kessis Mutter | |
| Andreas Fuhrmann | ... | Atze |
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Christiane F. (International: English title)Die Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (West Germany) (working title)
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (USA)
Zoo (UK)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
138 min | 131 min (cut version)Country:
West GermanyLanguage:
GermanColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1981) | UK:18 (video) (1986) (cut) | UK:18 (video) (2000) (uncut) | UK:X (theatrical release) (1981) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:RFun Stuff
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Christiane Lechle, the actress who played Christiane's mother, was dubbed by Renate Küster. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Christiane F. plays the David Bowie album, "ChangesOneBowie," in her room. But the song that is heard -- the German version of "Heroes" ("Helden") -- is not on that particular record. moreSoundtrack:
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I really wasn't prepared for this film, or was I? I had been recommended it, and told it was disturbing, but it certainly had a massive effect on me.
Christiane F is the true story of a girl who gets seduced by the German nightlife and David Bowie, and slowly drifts onto heroin.
There are several disturbing parts of this movie. The heroin/prostitution scenes are disturbing, but I didn't get disturbed by these as much as I did the story. The media would have us believe that heroin users and dealers are monsters and don't have a right to live. The people in this movie are real, and easy to identify with.
I definitely recommend this movie, and compared to Trainspotting (a film I also enjoyed) is much more realistic.