Children Underground (2001)
Directed by Edet Belzberg · 104 min · Documentary
23.4 TOPICAL score · #4,179 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Edet Belzberg) has a TOPICAL score of 23.4 - ranked 4,179 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (40 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (40 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 7 languages
- Still read3,838 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Cristina Ionescu, Mihai Alexandre Tudose, Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu, Ana Turturica
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