Just an excellent documentary. I just happened to catch it on one of the movie channels and for some reason I couldn't turn away from it. The more you get to know the children the more hopeless you feel for their situation. One child in particular caught my eye. Mihai was such a resilent child and seemed so bright, it could only make you wonder what would be if circumstances were different. I applaud the filmakers for not disturbing or interupting the natural order or progression of these people's lives. The only way to make people understand and fully realize the awfulness of the situation is to sit back and watch and not be able to do anything. There are so many disturbing scenes in the film but what really got me was the scene in the park where the young boy cuts himself because of a fight he gets into with the girl. I could barely bring myself to watch it. These children are so mature for their age it belies how young they really are. I am not usually an emotional person when it comes to these documentaries but the sheer helplessness and sadness of the situations had me in tears. Tears of sadness and tears of frustration. An interesting note was the strong base that religion holds in that country and over these children. Many times they reference God and explain their plight as His will and following His path. In this country(USA) it seems God is the first person we blame for our troubles. Overall a emotionally exhausting yet well worth seeing film.
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