Summaries

A profile of homeless Romanian children who were born victims of the nation's reckless population growth policy during its communist era.

One of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND is a profoundly intimate and heart-wrenching drama about homeless children struggling for survival on the streets and in the subways of Bucharest, Romania.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • subway
  • title directed by female
  • children
  • starvation
  • romania
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 4, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language Romanian
Filming locations Bucharest, Romania
Production companies Belzberg Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $12798
Opening weekend US & Canada $3075
Gross worldwide $12798

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Makers of documentary went to live with parentless children in Bucharest underground. Movie shows number of lost children struggling through everyday life full of violence, illnes, petty crime and hopefuly at some point of the day inhaling glue or paint.

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