The Children of Leningradsky

The Children of Leningradsky (2005)

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2005-08-05
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 24 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 35min
  • Language: Pусский
  • Production Company: Forte Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak
  • Production Country: Poland
  • Directors: Hanna Polak, Andrzej Celiński.
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Summary

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 ...

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Camera Hans Jurgen Burkard Director of Photography
Directing Hanna Polak Director
Directing Andrzej Celiński Director
Writing Andrzej Celiński Screenplay
Editing Ewa Romanowska-Różewicz Editor
Production Hanna Polak Producer
Camera Hanna Polak Director of Photography
Editing Andrzej Celiński Assistant Editor
Camera Andrzej Celiński Director of Photography
Production Sara Bernstein Production Coordinator
Editing Geof Bartz Supervising Film Editor
Writing Hanna Polak Screenplay
Sound Michał Dominowski Sound Editor
Production Andrzej Celiński Producer
Crew Hanna Polak Translator
Production Monika Jankowiak Producer's Assistant

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