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Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1982)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (5,182 ratings)

Helmed by director Uli Edel, this West German coming-of-age drama is the tale of an aimless teen-aged girl, played by Natja Brunkhorst. In search of kicks, Brunkhorst falls in with junkie/pusher Thomas Haustein. Christiane F boasts a generous chunk of concert footage featuring David Bowie. ~ Hal… More

R, 2 hr.
Directed By
Uli Edel
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Apr 2, 1981 Wide
On DVD
Jul 3, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    A great anti-heroin movie with an exceptional soundtrack.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Christiane F. is an unrelentlingly grim German film that vividly conveys the physical and mental debilitation of drug addiction.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stella D


    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… More

  • Pierluigi P


    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.

  • EightThirty .


    ok

  • Lee K


    my mother originally took me to see this film in the theatres when i was like 12 only because we thought it was a movie starring david bowie and boy were we both surprised anyhoo a must see for anyone contemplating taking up heroin using as a pasttime think twice!

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