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Christiane F.
“The image of a generation.”
7.3 / 10• 1981• 2h 11m•R• German
Drama
Storyline
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Cast & Crew
Natja Brunckhorst
Christiane
Lead
Thomas Haustein
Detlev
Jens Kuphal
Axel
Rainer Woelk
Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David Bowie
David Bowie
EA
Eberhard Auriga
Alter Fixer
PB
Peggy Bussieck
Puppi
LC
Lothar Chamski
Rolf
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Uli Edel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Christiane F. is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
