Synopsis
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 1h 44min documentary feature film by Edet Belzberg. Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in...
Key facts
Cast
Cristina Ionescu, Mihai Alexandre Tudose, Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu, Ana Turturica, Marian Turturica, Alexandru Beschina, Florin Ionut Calciu, Adrian Chiru
Original language
Romanian
First release
September 19, 2001 (United States)
Awards
Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary
Crew
Producer
Alan Oxman, Edet Belzberg, Jonathan Oppenheim
Cinematography
Wolfgang Held
Editing
Jonathan Oppenheim
Music
Joel Goodman
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2002 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2002 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2001 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2001 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | September 19, 2001 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Romanian) |
Full credits
| Director | Edet Belzberg |
| Cast | Cristina Ionescu (Herself), Mihai Alexandre Tudose (Himself), Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu (Herself), Ana Turturica (Herself), Marian Turturica (Himself), Alexandru Beschina (Himself), Florin Ionut Calciu (Himself), Adrian Chiru (Himself), Romulus Cristescu (Himself), Ilie Fonfonile (Himself) |
| Producer | Alan Oxman, Edet Belzberg, Jonathan Oppenheim |
| Executive producer | Michel Negroponte |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Held |
| Editing | Jonathan Oppenheim |
| Music | Joel Goodman |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
