Russia's metro stations have become shelter for a generation of children who left home for the streets. The film follows 11-year-old Yuriy and 13-year-old Max, who look like ordinary kids but sleep rough and survive by begging. "For me, the most dangerous thing about living on the street is paedophiles," Max says, describing abuse he has witnessed among other homeless children. Both boys say they would rather stay on the street than go back to their families. The film places their story inside a wider collapse: millions of children are thought to be living homeless across Russia, a problem officials trace to the family breakdowns that followed the fall of communism, when children as young as seven began leaving home. Glue sniffing turns up repeatedly among street kids interviewed, along with the resulting exposure to HIV. The film stays close to Yuriy and Max rather than building a case with experts or officials, letting their account of daily risk and their reasons for staying away from home carry the film.