Movie
Christiane F.
1981R2h 11m7.3 / 10
The image of a generation.
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.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Christiane F. is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Christiane F.
Cast
Natja BrunckhorstChristiane
Thomas HausteinDetlev
Jens KuphalAxel
Rainer WoelkLeiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David BowieDavid BowieEberhard AurigaAlter Fixer
Peggy BussieckPuppi
Lothar ChamskiRolf
Credits
- Directed by
- Uli Edel
- Written by
- Herman Weigel
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
- Budget
- $4M
Production
- CLV-Filmproduktions
- Solaris FilmGermany
Maran FilmGermany- Popular FilmproduktionGermany
Themes
berlin, germanycomplicatedcriticaldramaticheroinillegal drugsinformativeintense
