Is The Children of Leningradsky sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Children of Leningradsky easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Children of Leningradsky end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Children of Leningradsky scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Children of Leningradsky violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Children of Leningradsky

Name: The Children of Leningradsky
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005
Duration: 35 min
Rating: 7.5

Blood-chilling, terrifying...

Directed by Andrzej Celiński, Hanna Polak

Produced by Forte

200535 min7.5 / 10

A harrowing documentary portrait of abandoned children surviving on Moscow's streets, marked by profound darkness, grief, and the urgent social realities of post-Soviet homelessness.

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 ...

Questions people ask

Is The Children of Leningradsky sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is The Children of Leningradsky easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Children of Leningradsky end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Children of Leningradsky scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Children of Leningradsky violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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