Christiane F. (1981)
- Original title
- Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
- Directed by
- Uli Edel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,446 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 13-year-old girl in 1970s West Berlin falls into heroin addiction. The film follows her journey from boredom and curiosity to a desperate life on the streets.
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What happens
Christiane F. (German: Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, de ) is a 1981 West German biographical drama film directed by Uli Edel. It depicts the descent of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored and depressed 13-year-old coming of age in 1970s West Berlin, to a 14-year-old heroin addict. Based on the 1978 non-fiction book Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F., transcribed and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck, the film immediately acquired cult status and features David Bowie as both composer and as himself. In 2013, Felscherinow published her autobiography Christiane F. – My Second Life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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