 
  Popularity: 14 (history)
| Director: | Uli Edel | 
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| Writer: | Herman Weigel | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 02, 1981 | 
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| Director: | Uli Edel | 
| Writer: | Herman Weigel | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | berlin, germany, junkie, heroin, prostitution, illegal drugs, dramatic, critical, intense, complicated, informative | 
| Production Companies | Solaris Film, Maran Film, CLV-Filmproduktions, Popular Filmproduktion | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Jul 19, 2025 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Natja Brunckhorst | Christiane | 
| Thomas Haustein | Detlev | 
| Jens Kuphal | Axel | 
| Rainer Woelk | Leiche (as Rainer Wölk) | 
| David Bowie | David Bowie | 
| Eberhard Auriga | Alter Fixer | 
| Peggy Bussieck | Puppi | 
| Lothar Chamski | Rolf | 
| Uwe Diderich | Klaus | 
| Jan Georg Effler | Bernd | 
| Ellen Esser | Kessis Mutter | 
| Andreas Fuhrmann | Atze | 
| Lutz Hemmerling | Bienenstich | 
| Daniela Jaeger | Kessi | 
| Bernhard Janson | Milan | 
| Christiane Lechle | Christianes Mutter | 
| Kerstin Malessa | Tina | 
| Christiane Reichelt | Babsi | 
| Kerstin Richter | Stella | 
| Cathrine Schabeck | Linda | 
| Stanislaus Solotar | Stottermaxe | 
| Carlos Alomar | Carlos Alomar (uncredited) | 
| Wolfgang Bathke | Freier im Auto (uncredited) | 
| Renate Küster | Mutter der Freundin (voice) (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer | 
| Uli Edel | Director | 
| Justus Pankau | Director of Photography | 
| Holger Scholz | Set Decoration | 
| Lothar Mankewitz | Sound | 
| Sabine Eichinger | Production Design | 
| Harald Muchametow | Production Design | 
| Kai Hermann | Original Film Writer | 
| Jane Seitz | Editor | 
| Jürgen Jürges | Director of Photography | 
| Sybille Windt | Sound Editor | 
| Myrella Bordt | Costume Design | 
| Colin Arthur | Makeup Artist | 
| Rainer Schaper | Set Decoration | 
| Herman Weigel | Writer | 
| Horst Rieck | Original Film Writer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Hans Weth | Producer | 
| Bertram Vetter | Producer | 
| Bernd Eichinger | Producer | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 18 | 
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| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 
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| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 15 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 
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| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 815 | 884 |