The Children of Leningradsky
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Children of Leningradsky |
| Country of production | Poland |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 35 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak |
| production | Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak |
| camera | Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak Hans Jürgen Burkard |
| cut | Andrzej Celinski Ewa Romanowska-Rózewicz |
The Children of Leningradsky is a Polish documentary - short film in 2005. The film, which is busy with Russian children who live in a metro station in Moscow, was in 2005 for an Oscar as " Best Documentary Short Film "nominated, but was defeated by Mighty Times: The Children's March .
content
The film shows the life situation of a group of orphans who found shelter in Moscow's Leningradsky metro station. The children live in dire poverty, hunger, illness, cold and sniffing glue are part of their everyday life. The filmmakers have eleven-year-old Christina and Roma, 12 years old, tell how it came about that they had to live in the station building. The children talk about their parents' excessive alcohol consumption and the violence they tried to escape. Some children report on the ubiquitous child prostitution , while the twelve-year-old Tolya talks about his own experiences and the great fear he feels when he goes home with a man. In autumn and winter the children sleep in improvised tents, some of them find one of the coveted spots on hot water pipes underground. The film, told only by the children, also tells of homesickness and longing for parents, of despair and resignation. Fourteen-year-old Tanya dies of an overdose of glue and the children mourn her, explaining their view of Tanya's untimely death.
reception
Anita Gates saw the film for the New York Times and wrote: “The documentary is heartbreaking, if not always entirely conclusive. For TV viewers who have suffered a lot in the last few days, it could be uncomfortable to watch the film. "
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- ↑ Anita Gates: For Moscow's Youth, Survival and Lost Hope , article in the New York Times of September 28, 2005, accessed on January 7, 2015 (English): “The documentary […] is heartbreaking if not always coherent. Television viewers, who have seen so much suffering on the screen in recent days, may find it painful to watch. "