Christiane F. (German: Christiane F. โ Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo de ; lit. Christiane F. โ We Children from Zoo Station) is a 1981 West German biographical drama film directed by Uli Edel and starring Natja Brunckhorst, Thomas Haustein, Jens Kuphal, and Rainer Wรถlk. It depicts the descent of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored and depressed adolescent in 1970s West Berlin, who becomes a teenaged heroin addict, juvenile delinquent, and prostitute. The screenplay is based on the 1978 non-fiction book Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F., transcribed and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck.