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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Uli Edel
Writers:
Uli Edel (additional writer)
Kai Hermann (book)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
2 April 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
At 12 it was Angel Dust. At 13 it was heroin. Then she took to the streets. more
Plot:
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F.... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Where Trainspotting is novelized, this is true more

Cast

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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
Lutz Hemmerling ... Bienenstich
Bernhard Janson ... Milan
Christiane Lechle ... Christianes Mutter
Kerstin Malessa ... Tina
Cathrine Schabeck ... Linda
Stanislaus Solotar ... Stottermaxe
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Directed by
Uli Edel  (as Ulrich Edel)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Uli Edel  additional writer
Kai Hermann  book
Horst Rieck  book
Herman Weigel  writer

Produced by
Bernd Eichinger .... producer
Hans Kaden .... co-producer (as Hans H. Kaden)
Bertram Vetter .... producer: SDR
Hans Weth .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jürgen Knieper 
 
Cinematography by
Jürgen Jürges 
Justus Pankau 
 
Film Editing by
Jane Seitz 
 
Production Design by
Sabine Eichinger 
Harald Muchametow 
 
Set Decoration by
Rainer Schaper 
Holger Scholz 
 
Costume Design by
Myrella Bordt 
 
Makeup Department
Colin Arthur .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Sabine Eichinger .... production manager
Edgar Hinz .... unit manager
Harald Muchametow .... production manager
Peter Rothkopf .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Babette Kirchhoff .... assistant director
Petra Materne .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Helmut Donat .... stage maker
Udo Gaidosch .... property master: indoor
Helmut Pospich .... stage maker
Holger Scholz .... property master: outdoor
 
Sound Department
Lothar Mankewitz .... sound
Hans-Dieter Schwarz .... sound mixer
Sybille Windt .... sound editor
Hieronymus Würden .... assistant sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Hans-Günther Bücking .... assistant camera
Achim Poulheim .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Carola Mai .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Berno Kürten .... script supervisor
Christiane Felscherinow .... consultant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Christiane F. (International: English title)
Die Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (West Germany) (working title)
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (USA)
Zoo (UK)
Å være ung er for jævli (Norway) [no]
Christiana F. - Noi i ragazzi dello zoo di Berlino (Italy) [it]
Christiane F. - tyttö metroasemalta (Finland) [fi]
Christiane F., sta 13 porni gia narkotika (Greece) [el]
Eu, Christiane F., 13 Anos, Drogada e Prostituída (Brazil) [pt]
Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguée, prostituée... (France) [fr]
My, dzieci z dworca Zoo (Poland) [pl]
Vi barn från Bahnhof Zoo (Sweden) [sv]
Yo, Cristina F (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
138 min | 131 min (cut version)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1981) | UK:18 (video) (1986) (cut) | UK:18 (video) (2000) (uncut) | UK:X (theatrical release) (1981) (cut) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:R
Company:
Solaris Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Christiane Lechle, the actress who played Christiane's mother, was dubbed by Renate Küster. more
Goofs:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Murder Island (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Warszawa more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Where Trainspotting is novelized, this is true, 10 December 2002
8/10
Author: rodeoclown from Sassari, Italy

If you search for a document telling you the truth about falling into drug addiction in the 70s, this is the right film for you. But this is not a mere documentary; it's got artistic value, as well as great acting by the young and cute Nadja Brunckhorst and Thomas Haupstein. The scene where Christiane, after her first heroin sniffing, gets through a long gallery in a car with her friends is a wonderful metaphore of her first step into addiction. Great locations and a beautiful, functional photography complete this very good film, which represents an isolated case in director Ulrich Edels's career.

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