The individual stories each present an inherent contradiction. Tanya (18): a prostitute but also dedicated mother of two, constantly fearful of losing her parental rights. Ruslan (27): an ex-Balkan soldier now forgotten by the State, who is father to Tanya's children whilst a violent alcoholic. Vitalik (19): the relatively affluent teenager who invites 20 children into his home. The violent death that was in fact in defence of a friend. The need to avoid police for fear of violent treatment or detention in unregulated labour camps. The abduction of a young baby by a drug addict ? where the greatest threat was posed by the hospital who recovered him and the financial lure of the illegal transplant trade. And perhaps the greatest contradiction of all: that life on the streets presents these young people with a freedom that is hugely seductive.