Natja Brunckhorst, Thomas Haustein, Jens Kuphal
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 ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 3, 2001
Stats: 300 reviews
a grim and realistic film about a 14 yr old girl's descent into the underworld of drugs and prostitution in 70's berlin. based on a true story. i might rate this higher if not for the bad dubbing which made it very hard to judge the acting. soundtrack and concert cameo by davi...( read more)
What an awakening film. Probably the most accurate movie on the sickening world of drugs. Great performance by the girl who plays Christiane. One of Germany's based-on-true-events greatest drama films ever.
One of the most verosimil, startling, crude, and disturbing cinema vérité about a 14 year old playing with death in the heart of europe's capital of heroin.
A tale about a young German girl, Christiane, who loves David Bowie. She starts going to clubs to hear his, and others' music at these clubs, drink and generally have a fun time in 1970's Berlin, but eventually, things spiral out of control as she falls for a local guy who has a ...( read more)
When I first saw this movie I was sceptical. I thought it would be boring for it be based in a true story of an addicted teen ager... How wrong I was!
This movie portrays the inside of many young girls' heart with accuracy.
She's like many girls out there but with a bad fate. Sh...( read more)
pretty intense, fucking adore the david bowie obsession and concert cameo
The best movie about junkes I've ever seen! Fascinating and so true! Usually in movies like this actors still look beautiful even if they play people with deep addiction. In this movie you'll see dirty hair and nails and skinny bodies. Wonderful actors and soundtrack.
"Children of the Bahnhof Zoo". First movie I ever saw about drug addiction. She falls in love with a junkie and starts doing heroin to be with him. They both become prostitutes, her friend dies of an overdose, a junkie steals her fix in the ladies room and shoots himself up in th...( read more)
When I first saw this I was intentionally hooked cos it was a true story..I was in tune all the way...
loved it...if you wanna get emo get down wif this movie cos it happening for you lolz.
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