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Albus L Mar 16, 2018 Even after all this time the film remains an intense, harrowing experience. A good deal of time is spent setting up Christiane as an appealingly ordinary, mildly angst-ridden teenager, who might be the girl next door, so emotionally you're very much along for the ride when she travels to the dark heart of 70s Berlin. See more

George L Oct 1, 2017 Despite having a dry structure and performances that can be a bit stiff sometimes, the film evokes an intense feeling of hopelessness (especially when we see the city of Berlin bathed in blue) and can be horrific in its graphic depiction of drug abuse by lost teenagers. See more

Theodore R Apr 25, 2017 Early 80's film about the heroin addicted youth in Berlin. We follow Christiane, a fourteen year old girl that seem both smart and popular. Naturally she get's into drugs after hooking up with som shabby dudes. I guess you already know the drill - she get's hooked and joins her boyfriend's friends and her chosen one the slow path down the drain. Dirty film with few glimses of light and hope. Vomit, prostitution, nasty toilets, needles and drugs everywhere. Stealing, hustling and usage of people just to shoot up. Bowie did many of the songs and also appeared during a gig in this film. My secound Bowie feature in a short period of time. It bothers me a bit that her mom seem so slack about it. Naive and too accepting, otherwise a very trustworthy film with a great develpment. It's over two hours, but it never feels too long. A good dope flick and even if there's been done several others like this one this is a pretty early drug addiction movie, leading to severe selfdestruction. 8 out of 10 caged birds. See more

Draco S Jan 18, 2017 Although Christiane Felscherinow herself admitted that this was an accurate portrayal of her life, I was disappointed by this film. It spent more time on aesthetics and David Bowie's cameo than the tough questions which the novel, "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo", poses. See more

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