Christiane F. (1981)

  • R
  • 04/02/1981 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 11m

The image of a generation.

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.

Uli Edel

Director

Kai Hermann

Novel

Horst Rieck

Novel

Cast

Eberhard Auriga's headshot

Eberhard Auriga

Alter Fixer
Natja Brunckhorst's headshot

Natja Brunckhorst

Christiane
Peggy Bussieck's headshot

Peggy Bussieck

Puppi
Lothar Chamski's headshot

Lothar Chamski

Rolf
Uwe Diderich's headshot

Uwe Diderich

Klaus
Jan Georg Effler's headshot

Jan Georg Effler

Bernd
Ellen Esser's headshot

Ellen Esser

Kessis Mutter
Andreas Fuhrmann's headshot

Andreas Fuhrmann

Atze

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