Children Underground
2001, Film, 104 min, Documentary, Romanian, United States, MoviePedia score 71
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.
Directed by Edet Belzberg
Cast
- Cristina Ionescu as Self
- Mihai Alexandre Tudose as Self
- Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu as Self
- Ana Turturica as Self
- Marian Turturica as Self
- Alexandru Beschina as Self
- Florin Ionut Calciu as Self
- Adrian Chiru as Self
- Romulus Cristescu as Self
- Ilie Fonfonile as Self
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