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Christiane F.

Christiane F.

Drama • R • 1981 • 2 hr 11 min
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7.3
IMDb
7.5

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.

Starring

Natja Brunckhorst, Thomas Haustein, Jens Kuphal, Rainer Woelk, David Bowie

Directed By

Uli Edel

Written By

Herman Weigel

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

DramaForeign

Release Date

April 2, 1981

User Reviews

Nick
Nick
Top 10 for me. The atmosphere, the feeling of being a youth and struggling with addiction, temptation whilst still growing up
Talia
Talia
A harsh movie about drug addiction by an adolescent based on a true story. Hard watch.
Ema
Ema
Realistic, heavy to watch and disturbing.
Łucja
Łucja
Well, this movie perfectly shows us how to live Christiane could look like, the main thread is brilliantly presented.
kaycam
kaycam
A realistic and well-acted tragedy. A really, really great movie. Oh yeah, David Bowie is in it too
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a༄⁎⁺˳✧༚
Heartbreaking, raw & disturbing. Not glamorized or romanticized - based on a true story.
Mayacharlie
Mayacharlie
Gritty picture about drug use amongst the youth
Sandra
Sandra
Brutal but still good and enjoyable,in his unique way
Diana Herrarte
Diana Herrarte
This movie is absolutely amazing and so beautifully shot the story is well told the cinematography really captures the essence of this time
Cainã de Paulo
Cainã de Paulo
one of the most fantastic and powerful portrayals of drug addiction ever put to film.

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28 (5%)
58 (10%)
287 (51%)
191 (34%)
7.3 – Based on 564 ratings
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Cast & Crew

Uli Edel
Uli
Edel
Natja Brunckhorst
Natja
Brunckhorst
Thomas Haustein
Thomas
Haustein
Jens Kuphal
Jens
Kuphal
Rainer Woelk
Rainer
Woelk
David Bowie
David
Bowie
Eberhard Auriga
Eberhard
Auriga
Peggy Bussieck
Peggy
Bussieck
Lothar Chamski
Lothar
Chamski
Uwe Diderich
Uwe
Diderich
Jan Georg Effler
Jan Georg Effler
Herman Weigel
Herman
Weigel

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