While the film was designed to be a direct, non-moralizing look at the heroin epidemic in 1970s West Berlin, it unintentionally became a stylistic milestone, heavily influenced by the involvement of David Bowie , whose music and concert appearance provided an alluring backdrop to the grit.

: Natja Brunckhorst as Christiane and a cameo by David Bowie , who also provided the soundtrack.

For viewers seeking the film or its newer iterations with Croatian subtitles: Mi Djeca S Kolodvora Zoo Film S Prijevodoml