Children Underground

Children Underground

By Edet Belzberg

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2001-01-01
  • Advisory Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Director: Edet Belzberg
  • Production Country: Romania, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 7.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
7.3/10
7.3
From 33 Ratings

Description

Edet Belzberg's Academy Award nominated directorial debut, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND, follows a group of homeless children living in a train station in Bucharest, Romania. Raw and insightful, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND personalizes the often dangerous and always chaotic and uncertain world of youngsters casually abandoned by their families and society at large. It also subtlety illustrates the legacy of former Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. CHILDREN UNDERGROUND won the Sundance Film Festival's Jury Prize, the International Documentary Association's Documentary Award, and the Gotham Awards' Documentary Achievement Prize.

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  • Pure sadness

    5
    By Music lover1977
    This is my favorite documentary yet not for enjoyment purposes for the realization of how blind we are to so many unfortunate people. Typically I have seen hardship stories about adults but watching pure innocent abandoned children was just so heartbreaking.
  • Important

    5
    By Lannie234
    I have watched countless documentaries and this is one of my top 3 favorites. It's so disturbing and upsetting I was unable to sleep after watching it. However, I think it is important for people to see it. It makes you realize how good you have it, and it makes you want to do something to help these children.

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