Children Underground
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Movie Reviews of Children Underground
Movie Review: CHILLING...
Summary: 4 Stars
CHILDREN UNDERGROUND follows a group of children living one subway station in Bucharest, Romania. These unwanted children exist as a result of Ceaucescus strict policy of outlaying abortions and birth control. Most grew up in orphanages while others lived with their families in dire poverty. They believe that their lives are better underground. This documentary films the daily exploits of these children along with the struggles they encounter to rehabilitate themselves. In order to attend school they must come clean and stop sniffing paint. In addition, they must have their identity papers, which are almost impossible for most of them. The most enduring parts of this film center on the interviews of the various family members of these children. Truly heartbreaking is the family of the small boy who doesnt understand why their youngest child wont return home. Watching this film will certainly make you appreciate the material things often taken for granted.Movie Review: tragic documentary on childhood destition and homelessness
Summary: 4 Stars
Oscar-nominated documentary that explores the tragic policy decision by Romanian dictator Nicolei Ceaucescu to outlaw contraceptives and encourage his impoverished populace to have more children. Thousands of children were born to broken or dysfunctional families in a nation mired in political and economic instability, resulting in a large and rapidly growing population of homeless children (more than 20,000 estimated) in the city of Bucharest. (As an aside, there are some organizations that have short-term volunteer programs in Romania where you can work with some of these kids. One of these type programs is offered through Global Volunteers.) This film is important partly because you can see the very quick and long-term result of policy decision.Movie Review: It made me want to get on a plane to Romania
Summary: 4 Stars
I must tell you it was very tough to watch this from a emotional and a parent point of view to see how these poor children are living. What blew me away was how the adults walking thru this subway were either kicking and punching these kids,and how they spent their days huffing spray paint, sleeping on a cardboard bed, ( what must the winter's be like in the subway ??) and drinking water from a public fountain instead of going to school. It makes me want to hop on a plance to bring one of those kids back here to Texas to at least give them a chance at life before its too late. Absolutely fantasic film even if the subject matter was dark and grim.
Movie Review: Dark documentary, not for everyone's consumption
Summary: 4 Stars
This documentary shows the affect of the end of Communism in Romania, and policies of Chausescu to have Romanians have more children, many of which ended on the streets or orphanages.
Some of the footage is quite shocking, and indeed sad. But it depicts reality in many parts of the world - which is a nice eye-opener once a while to learn how fortunate some of us are to have a reasonably good life, which we tend to take for granted.
Movie Review: Tragic Street Children
Summary: 3 Stars
This film seems to be promoting abortion and contraception as the cures to pain and suffering and prevention of street children(and adults). Is this yet another attempt by the Liberal Brainwashing Agenda?!
It seems that if abortion had not been prevented during this certain time period then these children would not be on the street. Guess what!? It's not that simple.
Why is there no mention of the true reasons for these tragic street children?
Alcohol and the subsequent abuse of it is largely at the root of this problem. The children state that their parents get drunk and beome abusive. That is the reason, maybe excuse, for many of these children running away from their homes.
Why does the film not begin with a statement about the evils of alcohol?!
Why are these children allowed to run the street like this?
Is there any mention of the fact that Godless Communism ran this country for decades and set the foundation for what transpires today?
Here the film ignores another fact for the benefit of the Lib Agenda. Churches and Christian Religion attempt to care for widows and orphans in this world. Christianity, in its truest and best form, has infused societies and cultures with ideas of compassion, mercy, and love. These same values inspire many liberals, even though the Lib Agenda is trying to eradicate Christianity, paradoxically supporting Islam!. Get real.
This film would have done better in sending it's message by having a Christian perspective. These heathen leftist communists are too shallow and mislead.
This film is not for the sqeamish or person who doesn't want to be disturbed. It's violent and horrifying.
Good people should not turn their backs to difficult and unjust realities as portrayed here. However, it is a deeply complex and difficult problem to be dealt with.
Part of the "solution" if there be such, is to be honest and wise about the true causes of street children as well as adults.
Truly, contraception and intelligence applied to the sex act is foremost. There is a sickness in a man or woman that demands intercourse with the subsequent risk of pregnancy when there is no desire for children and no wherewithal to afford it.
Abortion is a last-ditch effort and it is still NOT ACCEPTABLE OR DESIREABLE!
The idea of abortion as promoted by the Lib Agenda and Democrat Party in the US is perverted and evil.
Abortion should be safely available to females who have a true need for it and the parents of the aborted baby should be held responsible on at least a legal level for causing a baby to be killed. Abortion is not a nifty way out of a lifestyle promoted by the Lib Agenda: sexual promiscuity and destruction of the traditional family unit.