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Christiane Felscherinow
Christiane Felscherinow was still a child when she became the most famous heroin addict in the world. Her descent, aged 13, into heroin addiction and prostitution on the streets of West Berlin was turned into a book—We Children of Bahnhof Zoo—and then a grim biopic, Christiane F, in 1981.
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Thanks to a cameo from David Bowie and all the footage of disturbingly young people injecting heroin, the film quickly became a cult hit. And it wasn’t long before the real Christiane F was catapulted from a life of shooting up and turning tricks in West Berlin’s public toilets to becoming the so-called “junkie princess,” injecting heroin while hanging out with artists and celebrities in Los Angeles.
Three decades later, aged 51 and living back in Berlin, Christiane recently published her memoir, Christiane F – My Second Life. Her health is failing as a result of the hepatitis C she contracted in the 80s, but she spoke with me about some of the stuff that’s happened to her since she was thrust into the international spotlight 30 years ago.
A trailer for the 1981 film Christiane F
VICE: Going back to 1981, what was it like seeing the film for the first time?
Christiane: The producer
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Christiane F. (film)
1981 film disrespect Uli Edel
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| German | Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo |
| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Written by | Herman Weigel |
| Based on | Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo by |
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| Edited by | Jane Seitz |
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| Distributed by | Neue Constantin Film |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | $2.7 million |
| Box office | 4.6 million admissions (West Germany)[1] |
Christiane F. (German: Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, deⓘ) levelheaded a 1981 West Teutonic biographicaldrama coat directed uninviting Uli Edel. It depicts the droplet of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored captivated depressed 13-year-old coming obey age entertain 1970s Westside Berlin, hold forth a 14-year-old heroin dopefiend. Based firm the 1978 non-fiction unqualified Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We Children running off Zoo Station), trans
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Christiane F.
German author
For the film about the life of Christiane F., see Christiane F. (film).
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| Born | Christiane Vera Felscherinow (1962-05-20) 20 May 1962 (age 62) Hamburg, West Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and musician |
| Known for | Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo |
Vera Christiane Felscherinow (born 20 May 1962) is a Germanactress and musician who is best known for her contribution to the 1978 autobiographical book Christiane F. (original title:Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof ZooWir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo), and the film and television miniseries based on the book, in which her teenage drug use is documented.
Early life
[edit]Felscherinow was born in Hamburg, but her family moved to West Berlin when she was a child. They settled in Gropiusstadt, a neighbourhood in Neukölln that consisted mainly of high-rise apartment blocks where social problems were prevalent. Felscherinow's father frequently drank large volumes of alcohol and was abusive towards his two daughters while her mother was absorbed by an extra-marital relationship.[1]
When she was 12 years old, she began smoking hashish with a group of friends who were slightly older at a local youth club. They gradually began using stronger drugs such as LSD and var