Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 4/2/1981
Runtime: 131 min
Director: Uli Edel
Writers: Christiane Felscherinow
Top Cast
Natja Brunckhorst
Christiane
Thomas Haustein
Detlev
Jens Kuphal
Axel
Rainer Woelk
Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David Bowie
David Bowie
Christiane Reichelt
Babsi
Carlos Alomar
Carlos Alomar (uncredited)
Wolfgang Bathke
Freier im Auto (uncredited)
Renate Küster
Mutter der Freundin (voice) (uncredited)
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