Christiane F.

About Christiane F.

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.

Christiane F. (1981) is a drama film directed by Uli Edel. Its themes are prostitution, complicated, informative, and critical.

Natja Brunckhorst takes the lead as Christiane, Thomas Haustein as Detlev, Jens Kuphal as Axel, and Rainer Woelk as Leiche. Released in April 1981, it runs 131 minutes.

The screenplay is by Herman Weigel.

Things We Lost in the Fire, Trainspotting, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World make useful companions to Christiane F., all filed under dramatic and heroin. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 1,492 votes and it carries a R rating.