US (2001): Documentary
Edet Belzberg's documentary Children Underground subtly indicts the homeless plight of Romanian youth on Ceausescu's ignorant politics. Belzberg unflinchingly cuts back and forth between the struggles of her child urchins and an adult world consumed by flagging ideals. Mihai, Marian, his sister Ana, Christina and Macarena are as addicted to life on the streets as they are to the Aurolac paint cans they use to get high with. This tragic cinematic wail evokes a devastated Romania that unwittingly fell prey to the once-strong Ceausescu regime, which banned abortions and contraceptive devices during its failed grasp at a strong market economy. (slant//magazine)
1 nomination
· Achievement in Documentary Features 2001: Edet Belzberg, producer