The film follows a group of abandoned adolescent street children 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.

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.