Review of Christiane F. (1981) by Alan W — 24 Apr 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.
This review of Christiane F. (1981) was written by Alan W on 24 Apr 2017.
Christiane F. has generally received very positive reviews.
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