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Christiane F.
The image of a generation.
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
131 min
Release Date
1981-04-02
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
1374
Vote Average
7.332
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Natja Brunckhorst
Christiane
Thomas Haustein
Detlev
Jens Kuphal
Axel
Rainer Woelk
Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David Bowie
David Bowie
Eberhard Auriga
Alter Fixer
Peggy Bussieck
Puppi
Lothar Chamski
Rolf
Uwe Diderich
Klaus
Jan Georg Effler
Bernd
Ellen Esser
Kessis Mutter
Andreas Fuhrmann
Atze
Lutz Hemmerling
Bienenstich
Daniela Jaeger
Kessi
Bernhard Janson
Milan
Christiane Lechle
Christianes Mutter
Kerstin Malessa
Tina
Christiane Reichelt
Babsi
Kerstin Richter
Stella
Cathrine Schabeck
Linda
Stanislaus Solotar
Stottermaxe
Carlos Alomar
Carlos Alomar (uncredited)
Wolfgang Bathke
Freier im Auto (uncredited)
Renate Küster
Mutter der Freundin (voice) (uncredited)
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