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Children Underground

Children Underground

20017.41h 44m

Overview

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
Produced by Alan Oxman, Edet Belzberg, Jonathan Oppenheim
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Cristina Ionescu

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Mihai Alexandre Tudose

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Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu

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Ana Turturica

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Marian Turturica

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Alexandru Beschina

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Florin Ionut Calciu

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Adrian Chiru

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Romulus Cristescu

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Ilie Fonfonile

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Themes & Keywords

bucharest, romaniasubway stationwoman directorhomeless teenagerhomeless child

About Children Underground

Children Underground is a documentary film released in 2001 exploring themes of bucharest, romania, subway station, woman director, homeless teenager, homeless child. Directed by Edet Belzberg, it stars Cristina Ionescu, Mihai Alexandre Tudose, Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu. 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.

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