Children Underground (2001)
Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in Bucharest, Romania. The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with.
- Date of release
- 2001-09-19
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (40)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Edet Belzberg
Casting
- Cristina Ionescu — Herself
- Mihai Alexandre Tudose — Himself
- Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu — Herself
- Ana Turturica — Herself
- Marian Turturica — Himself
- Alexandru Beschina — Himself
- Florin Ionut Calciu — Himself
- Adrian Chiru — Himself
- Romulus Cristescu — Himself
- Ilie Fonfonile — Himself
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary
Children Underground is an American 2001 documentary film directed and produced by Edet Belzberg. The film which is set in Bucharest, Romania, explores the lives of five children who are shown trying to survive, fighting, suffering abuse and addiction to Aurolac. This documentary follows the five homeless children in Romania, where the collapse of communism has led to a life on the street for 20,000 children.
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