With extraordinary access and dramatic covert footage, the BAFTA nominated documentary Gypsy Child Thieves examines how a growing number of Gypsy children are forced to beg and steal, often for the profit of organized crime. And since 2007, when Romania joined the EU, Gypsy children have been trafficked and exploited on a much larger scale.In an attempt to understand what is happening, Romanian film-maker Liviu Tipurita embarks on a journey through Europe which takes him inside the closed world of the Gypsy community.
And he talks to the authorities and institutions meant to be dealing with this disturbing phenomenon. The film also highlights the racism and discrimination suffered by the Romani people and efforts to integrate them into mainstream culture.