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Christiane F. (1981)
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Original name: Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, gloomy, brutal, erotic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, heroin, drug abuse, drug addict, downfall, junkie, drug overdose, teenage girl, friendship, teenage life, teenage prostitution, juvenile delinquency, heroin addict, prostitution, life is a bitch, youth, drug dealing, heroin addiction, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenager, society, prostitute, gay, death ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1981
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, europe, west germany, germany, poland
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