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The Children of Leningradsky

The Children of Leningradsky

2005 35min PL

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The makers of the documentary film concentrated on a community of homeless children living hand to mouth in the Moscow train station Leningradsky. Eight-year-old Sasha, eleven-year-old Kristina, thirteen-year-old Misha and ten-year-old Andrej all dream of living in a communal home. They spend winter nights trying to stay warm by huddling together on hot water pipes and most of their days are spent begging. Andrej has found himself here because of disagreements with his family. Kristina was driven into this way of life by the hatred of her stepmother and twelve-year-old Roma by the regular beatings he received from his constantly drunk father. "When it is worst, we try to make money for food by prostitution," admits ...

director: Andrzej Celiński, Hanna Polak

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Documentary

Credits

Hans Jurgen Burkard

Hans Jurgen Burkard

Director of Photography

Andrzej Celiński

Andrzej Celiński

Director

Hanna Polak

Hanna Polak

Director

Andrzej Celiński

Andrzej Celiński

Producer

Hanna Polak

Hanna Polak

Producer

Hanna Polak

Hanna Polak

Screenplay

Andrzej Celiński

Andrzej Celiński

Screenplay

Sara Bernstein

Sara Bernstein

Production Coordinator

Andrzej Celiński

Andrzej Celiński

Director of Photography

Hanna Polak

Hanna Polak

Director of Photography

Ewa Romanowska-Różewicz

Ewa Romanowska-Różewicz

Editor

Michał Dominowski

Michał Dominowski

Sound Editor

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