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Review title: No Subtitles!!!
Product review: This is a GREAT FILM!!! So why did they fail to add subtitles to the Region 1 DVD (maybe another Region has English subtitles?) What a shame, because the English dubbing is serviceable, but not great. Dubbing is always generally going to be inferior to subtitles, though both options should be available. The DVD only has the original German language (no subs) and English (dubbed. The film deserves a 5 out of 5, but the DVD gets a 2 for lack of subtitles. And for lack of any background info on the movie or the true story it is based on. It was based on the "Stern" book, "Christiane F. - wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo", transcripted and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann & Horst Rieck. There should have been an effort to give more background extras since this film is a GREAT German film, a standout, and I would have loved to have seen more on it. But I can't recommend the DVD - I would wait for a re-issue WITH SUBTITLES.
