---
title: 'Christiane F. (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Uli Edel'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/christiane-f-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082176/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Christiane F. (1981)

1981 · 138 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

## Synopsis

Christiane F. is a 1981 West German biographical drama film directed by Uli Edel. It depicts the descent of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored and depressed 13-year-old coming of age in 1970s West Berlin, to a 14-year-old heroin addict. Based on the 1978 non-fiction book Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F., transcribed and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck, the film immediately acquired cult status and features David Bowie as both composer and as himself. In 2013, Felscherinow published her autobiography Christiane F. – My Second Life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Uli Edel](https://cinepixo.com/people/uli-edel)
- **Screenplay:** [Kai Hermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-hermann), [Herman Weigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-weigel), [Horst Rieck](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-rieck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jürgen Jürges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-jurges), [Justus Pankau](https://cinepixo.com/people/justus-pankau)
- **Editor:** [Jane Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-seitz)

## Cast

- [Uwe Diederich](https://cinepixo.com/people/uwe-diederich) as Klaus
- [Natja Brunckhorst](https://cinepixo.com/people/natja-brunckhorst) as Christiane F.
- [Jan Georg Effler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-georg-effler) as Bernd
- [Thomas Haustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-haustein) as Detlef
- [Rainer Woelk](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-woelk) as Atze/Leiche
- [Peggy Bussiek](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-bussiek) as Puppi
- [Lothar Chamski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-chamski) as Rolf
- [Daniela Jaeger](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-jaeger) as Kessi
- [Christiane Lechle](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-lechle)
- [Cathrine Schabeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathrine-schabeck) as Linda
- [Lutz Hemmerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/lutz-hemmerling) as Bienenstich
- [Kerstin Malessa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerstin-malessa) as Tina
- [Kerstin Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerstin-richter) as Stella
- [Bernhard Janson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-janson) as Milan
- [Christiane Reichelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-reichelt) as Babette Döge

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/christiane-f-1981
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