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The Children of Leningradsky (2005)

The Children of Leningradsky poster
Original title
Dzieci z Leningradzkiego
Directed by
Andrzej Celiński, Hanna Polak
Genre
documentary film
Country
Poland
Runtime
35 min
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at a group of homeless children who live in a Moscow railway station. It shows how they survive on the streets and what their daily lives are like.

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What happens

The Children of Leningradsky (Polish: Dzieci z Leningradzkiego) is a 2005 Polish short documentary film about a community of homeless children living in the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow. Directed by Andrzej Celiński and Hanna Polak, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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