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'''''Vai viegli būt jaunam?''''' ('Is It Easy to Be Young?') is a [[Latvia]]n [[documentary film|documentary]] movie directed by [[Juris Podnieks]]. It was filmed in 1986 and is considered to be among the most controversial movies of its era. It was one of the five winners of the 1987 [[International Documentary Association]] awards.
'''''Vai viegli būt jaunam?''''' ('Is It Easy to Be Young?') is a [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet-era]] [[Latvia]]n [[documentary film]] directed by [[Juris Podnieks]]. It was filmed in 1986 and is considered to be among the most controversial movies of its era. It was one of the five winners of the 1987 [[International Documentary Association]] awards.


The movie speaks about the lives of young people who have perished because of the Soviet regime and the society on the whole - their conflicts with parents and the society, the vanity of their teachers and the authorities, the fear that there is no meaning to their lives. This is a movie about young people: high-schoolers looking for their places in life, a young mother worried about the future of her daughter after the [[Chernobyl]] catastrophe, a young man believing in [[Krishna]] (being religious was generally discouraged by the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] government, not to mention any 'unusual' religions), young adults returning from having been forced to fight in the war in [[Afghanistan]] and having become ones of 'the lost generation'.
The movie speaks about young people who perished as a result of growing up in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] society - their conflicts with parents and society, the patronising attitudes of their teachers and the authorities, the fear that there is no meaning to their lives. Among the young people portrayed are high-schoolers looking for their place in life, a young mother worried about the future of her daughter after the [[Chernobyl]] catastrophe, a young man follower of the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna movement]] (an 'unusual' religion that was discouraged even more than 'usual' ones by the Soviet governement), as well young adults returning from [[Conscription|compulsory military service]] in the [[Soviet war in Afghanistan]] and having become ones of 'the lost generation'.


The movie had a major impact in the [[Soviet Union]]. It was seen by at least 28 million people during the first year. 85 countries bought the rights to show the movie. For [[Latvia]], it was an incredible number.
The movie had a major impact in the [[Soviet Union]]. It was seen by at least 28 million people during its first year. In all, 85 countries bought the rights to show the movie. For a Latvian film, this was an incredible number.


In [[1986]] the film received [[Latvian Film Prize]] as the best documentary.
In [[1986]] the film received [[Latvian Film Prize]] as the best documentary.

Revision as of 08:54, 14 July 2010

Vai viegli būt jaunam?
Directed byJuris Podnieks
Written byĀbrams Kleckins
Jevgēnijs Margolins
Juris Podnieks
CinematographyKalvis Zalmancis
Edited byAntra Cilinska
Music byMārtiņš Brauns
Distributed byRīgas kinostudija; Jura Podnieka Studija (DVD release, 2007)
Release date
June 1987 (Kraków Film Festival)
Running time
80 minutes
Country Template:FilmLatvia (Latvian SSR)
LanguagesLatvian, Russian

Vai viegli būt jaunam? ('Is It Easy to Be Young?') is a Soviet-era Latvian documentary film directed by Juris Podnieks. It was filmed in 1986 and is considered to be among the most controversial movies of its era. It was one of the five winners of the 1987 International Documentary Association awards.

The movie speaks about young people who perished as a result of growing up in Soviet society - their conflicts with parents and society, the patronising attitudes of their teachers and the authorities, the fear that there is no meaning to their lives. Among the young people portrayed are high-schoolers looking for their place in life, a young mother worried about the future of her daughter after the Chernobyl catastrophe, a young man follower of the Hare Krishna movement (an 'unusual' religion that was discouraged even more than 'usual' ones by the Soviet governement), as well young adults returning from compulsory military service in the Soviet war in Afghanistan and having become ones of 'the lost generation'.

The movie had a major impact in the Soviet Union. It was seen by at least 28 million people during its first year. In all, 85 countries bought the rights to show the movie. For a Latvian film, this was an incredible number.

In 1986 the film received Latvian Film Prize as the best documentary.

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