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Children Underground

Name: Children Underground
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001
Duration: 104 min

2001 · 104 min · Documentary

American filmmaker Edet Belzberg follows five children living in Bucharest’s subway system. Staying close to their friendships, addictions, families, and attempts to survive, the film observes the human aftermath of Ceaușescu-era policy and post-communist collapse.

Why it’s here

Belzberg’s sustained observational access makes post-communist Bucharest and the lives of its street children the documentary’s entire subject rather than incidental location.

Runtime: 104 min
Genre: Documentary
Mood: thoughtful · uplifting
Entry: easy entry
Best for: first visit · documentary viewers

Content notes: substance use Non-exhaustive

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