The Children of Leningradsky

Synopsis

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 ...

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Editor	Michal Dominowski
Production	Production Coordinator	Sara Bernstein
	Producer	Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak
Editing	Supervising Film Editor	Geof Bartz
	Assistant Editor	Andrzej Celinski
	Editor	Ewa Romanowska-Różewicz
Writing	Screenplay	Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak
Directing	Director	Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak
Camera	Director of Photography	Andrzej Celinski Hanna Polak Hans Jurgen Burkard
Crew	Translator	Hanna Polak
Department	Role	Name

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