The film follows a group of abandoned street children, aged eight to sixteen, who live in the Romanian subway system. The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with. One of the children director Belzberg follows is Cristina Ionescu. At first this child may seem to be a young man, but you later find out that girls have to become hard and boyish in order to survive. This is also very apparent with another child named, Violeta ‘Macarena’ Rosu, who is also a girl. The nickname ‘Macarena’ derives from the song “Macarena”, her favourite.

Three other children, Mihai Tudose, and brother and sister Ana and Marian, are also profiled.The film explores the lives of these children, who are shown fighting, abusing themselves, and becoming addicted to inhaling a spray paint called Aurolac. The filmmakers follow Mihai to his family’s home in the town of Constanta. A similar scene films Ana and Marian as they visit their home, which is also outside Bucharest.