Christiane F.

Christiane F.

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Release Date

4/2/1981

Runtime

131 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

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Revenue

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A harrowing descent into Berlin's 70s drug underworld told through the eyes of a teenage girl, documenting the predatory machinery that traps her with unflinching intimacy. This is a film that doesn't look away from the damage it chronicles.

Mood

BleakUnsettlingDread-soakedClaustrophobic

Themes

AddictionComing of ageSurvivalIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

AddictionSexual contentChild endangermentGraphic violence

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