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"Children Underground"
2001
Directed by Edet Belzberg

Winner of a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and an Academy Award nominee, Children Underground is a shocking but humane look at the lives of a group of homeless children in Bucharest. Their existences consist of begging, inhalant drug use, and living in subway tunnels. The film examines the social and political conditions that led to these deeply troubling conditions. "...a call to action framed as a perfect nightmare...a horror story, told with Dickensian compassion" (Ed Park, The Village Voice). Romanian with English subtitles.  104 minutes.