On a garbage dump, people try to make a living in the poorest of conditions.
Social & External
The people behind it
Zsolt Bogdán
Radu
Dorka Gryllus
Oana
Oszkár Nyári
Janku
Székely B. Miklós
Dragomir
Radu Amzulescu
JR
Bence Mányoki
Petru
Kálmán Hollai
Tiberiu
Julianna Kovacs
Florika
Judit Jónás
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Dorel Vișan
Politistul
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