Children Underground

About Children Underground

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.

Children Underground (2001) is a documentary film directed by Edet Belzberg. Released in September 2001, it runs 104 minutes.

The film is filed under homeless teenager, subway station, and homeless child.

Cristina Ionescu stars as Herself, Mihai Alexandre Tudose as Himself, Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu as Herself, and Ana Turturica as Herself.

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, Toni Erdmann, and Mammal make useful companions to Children Underground.