Nico, 1988 is a 2017 biographical film based on pop singer Nico directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. A co-production between Italy and Belgium, it was shot in English language. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Festival on 31 August 2017. The film follows Nico during the last year of her life.

During World War Two, a young Christa Päffgen watches Berlin being bombed from a distance.

In 1988, Päffgen—now known as Nico—is living in Manchester. Having risen to fame as a model and a singer for The Velvet Underground, she is tired of talking about her past and prefers to revel in her current image as a bohemian artist. She plans to embark on tour of Europe with her new manager, Richard. He assembles a band for her and they set off on the road. Nico's addiction to heroin soon proves to be a problem: she is rude to Richard, delivers abrasive performances and angrily berates her band during a concert in Italy before storming off stage. However, she forms a close friendship with Dome La Muerte who tries to focus her attention on performing. Nico confides to him that she enjoys living a life of excess having experienced hunger and poverty in the aftermath of the war.

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