Children Underground
An Oscar-nominated documentary on the homeless children of post-Cold War Bucharest, Romania, focusing on a year in the lives of five kids living in subway tunnels and how they scramble to survive. Among the subjects are a shaven-headed girl living as a boy, a kid addicted to huffing paint, a boy who fled his abusive father, and a young girl and her 8-year-old brother.
Year: 2000
Genre: Documentaries, General Docos
Country: Romania, USA
Director: Edet Belzberg
Duration: 104 Minutes
Rating: Ex
Subtitles: Yes
8.3/10
Location in store: Documentary (General)
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