Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

"The image of a generation."

Apr 2 1981 R 2h 18m
Biography, Drama

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.

Plot

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

Herman Weigel, Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck

Directed by

Uli Edel

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Popular Filmproduktion, Maran Film, Solaris Film, CLV-Filmproduktions

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
31,848
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA