This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-story...
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Title: Christiane F. (1981)
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Cast
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Eberhard Auriga | ... | Alter Fixer |
| Natja Brunckhorst | ... | Christiane | |
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Peggy Bussieck | ... | Puppi |
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Lothar Chamski | ... | Rolf |
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Rainer Woelk | ... | Leiche (as Rainer Wölk) |
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Uwe Diderich | ... | Klaus |
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Jan Georg Effler | ... | Bernd |
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Ellen Esser | ... | Kessis Mutter |
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Andreas Fuhrmann | ... | Atze |
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Thomas Haustein | ... | Detlev |
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Lutz Hemmerling | ... | Bienenstich |
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Daniela Jaeger | ... | Kessi |
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Bernhard Janson | ... | Milan |
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Jens Kuphal | ... | Axel |
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Christiane Lechle | ... | Christianes Mutter |
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This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-story apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by 'The Sound', a new disco with the most modern equipment. Although legally she's 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. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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drugs | heroin | night life | dying young | west berlin west germany |Taglines:
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2 April 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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DEM 4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Text: David Bowie (as Bowie)/'Antonia Maass' (as Maass) [German lyrics]
Music: David Bowie (as Bowie)/Brian Eno (as Eno)
RCA Records
Courtesy Rolf-Budde-Verlag, Berlin
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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. See more »Crazy Credits
Dedicated to: Andreas W. "Atze" (1960 - 77), Axel W. (1960 - 77), Babette D. "Babsi" (1963 - 77) and all others who didn't have the luck and strength to survive. See more »Alternate Versions
French DVD release includes a French-language dubbed version running 125 minutes. See more »Soundtracks
Heroes/HeldenText: David Bowie (as Bowie)/'Antonia Maass' (as Maass) [German lyrics]
Music: David Bowie (as Bowie)/Brian Eno (as Eno)
RCA Records
Courtesy Rolf-Budde-Verlag, Berlin
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"Christiane F" is the first film made by German director Ulrich Edel.The movie looks almost like a documentary what makes it even more disturbing.The acting is excellent-Natja Brunckhorst truly shines as a Christiane,who slowly becomes addicted to heroin.The atmosphere is really gritty and dark,and the film pulls no punches with its depiction of Berlin's drug world.So if you liked "Requiem for a Dream" or "Naked Lunch" give this one a look.My rating:10 out of 10.