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Children Underground 2001

In post-communist Romania, a generation of forgotten children fled state orphanages for the treacherous streets above, only to find solace in a hidden world beneath. This documentary chronicles the struggles of five resilient youngsters, including Mihai, who escaped abuse at home, and Cristina, who navigates her gender identity.

In post-communist Romania, a generation of forgotten children fled state orphanages for the treacherous streets above, only to find solace in a hidden world beneath. This documentary chronicles the struggles of five resilient youngsters, including Mihai, who escaped abuse at home, and Cristina, who navigates her gender identity.

Does Children Underground have end credit scenes?

No!

Children Underground does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Ratings and Reviews for Children Underground

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Metacritic

85

Metascore

5.6

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

94%

TOMATOMETER

review

92%

User Score

IMDb

8.2 /10

IMDb Rating

TMDB

74

%

User Score

Awards & Nominations for Children Underground

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74th Academy Awards 2002

Nomination

Documentary (Feature)

Edet Belzberg

Cars Featured in Children Underground

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Chevrolet

1951

3600

Chevrolet

1971

C-20

Chevrolet

1980

Camaro

Chevrolet

1991

Caprice

Chevrolet

1992

Caprice

Chevrolet

1980

Chevy Van

Chevrolet

1996

Express

Custom

Made Sandrail

Datsun

1972

620

Dodge

1972

D-Series

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