Christiane F

Director Ulrich Edel has spared us none of the grimmest details of a young junkie’s life. And, thank goodness, because he’s managed to destroy a lot of glamorous myths about the subject.

[An] unflinching portrait of a teenage addict and sex worker...

This is one of the most horrifying movies I have ever seen. That it is based on actual events makes it more heartbreaking.

Seen today (and with its original soundtrack), the film still retains its power to shock and stun viewers without condescending to either them or the characters on the screen.

while it occasionally smacks... of didactic hysteria, it's a hard hitting look at a problem more widespread than most of us dare or care to think.

Brunkhorst is quite believable in the leading role, but in helping the film achieve a high level of veracity, it also gains a degree of sensationalism that doesn't sit well.

Christiane F is a fierce testimony whose authenticity cannot be denied. [Full Review in Spanish]

A great anti-heroin movie with an exceptional soundtrack.

Christiane F. is an unrelentlingly grim German film that vividly conveys the physical and mental debilitation of drug addiction.