A teen girl in 1970’s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute. Uli Edel’s “Christiane F.” (1981, 138 min) is an unrelentlingly grim German film that vividly conveys the physical and mental debilitation of drug addiction.It portrays the descent of Vera Christiane Felscherinow, a bored 13-year-old growing up in mid-1970s West Berlin, to 14-year-old heroin addict. Based on the 1978 non-fiction book “Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo”. transcribed and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck, the film immediately acquired cult status and features David Bowie as both composer and as himself.

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From April to June, Meta screens the best films set in Germany’s capital, from the 1920s up until today. Sunday’s Berlin Film Series at Meta House is presented by “Berlin Bar” @ Meta House. All films are screened in English language versions and / or with English subtitles.