“…Verzio FF Submission Ever since Romania saw, in 1989, the end of Nicolae Ceausescu’s dictatorship, the precarious economic situation of the country through has resulted in many children living on the city’s streets, especially in the capital. …”

“…The film is an adaptation of the novel "Otilia's Enigma" by George Calinescu, which describes the Romanian families confronting economic, social, and political challenges of the early 20th century.…”

“…This field report was assigned the following topical and geographical subject headings by the RFE/RL: Romania; General Mood (2000); Social Structure -- Farmers; Propaganda -- Radio; Resistance -- Partisans; Resistance and Criticism -- Economic and Political; Justice -- Sentences; Education -- Scholarship…”