Christiane F. (Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo) 43 years old

The image of a generation

Christiane F.

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.

Credits

Christiane F. Cast

Name Character
David Bowie He was 34, 69 years old when he died as Himself
Rainer Woelk as Leiche
Thomas Haustein as Detlev
Natja Brunckhorst She was 14, now 58 years old as Christiane
Jens Kuphal He was 17, now 60 years old as Axel

Christiane F. Crew

Name Department
Jane Seitz as Editor. She was 38 (45) years old when She died Editing
Kai Hermann as Novel. He was 43 (now 86) years old Writing
Horst Rieck as Novel. He was 40 (now 83) years old Writing
Bertram Vetter as Producer. Production
Bernd Eichinger as Producer. He was 31 (61) years old when He died Production
Hans Weth as Producer. Production
Justus Pankau as Director of Photography. He was 57 (93) years old when He died Camera
Christiane Felscherinow as Consulting Producer. She was 18 (now 62) years old Production
Christiane F. poster
Christiane F. (43 years)

The image of a generation

  • Release day: Thursday, April 02, 1981
  • Runtime: 131 minutes