Is It Easy to Be Young?

19861h 23min

Portrayal of a generation of rebellious teenagers growing up under Communist rule in Latvia.

Is It Easy To Be Young? Collection(3)

A series of documentaries following the lives of the protagonists of Juris Podnieks's legendary documentary "Is It Easy To Be Young?" ("Vai viegli būt jaunam?") about the rebellious youth under the Soviet rule.

Is It Easy to Be Young? (1986)

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Portrayal of a generation of rebellious teenagers growing up under Communist rule in Latvia.

Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years (1997)

The film is a sequel of the legendary documentary “Is It Easy To Be Young?”, which was created in the year 1986 by Juris Podnieks. You once again meet the heroes from the first film. How their lives have changed, have their dreams fulfilled? The film received prize in Leipzig film festival, FIPRESSI prize, nominated for Prix Europa.

Is It Easy...? After 20 Years (2010)

In 1986, Juris Podnieks made his film "Is it easy to be young?". The film became extremely popular and very soon was shown in 85 countries, which was a tremendous success for a Latvian film. It was even regarded as "the first bird of Perestroika". In 1998 the follow up film was made. It was extremely interesting to find out how the new economic system after the fall of the Soviet regime in Latvia had changed the lives of the persons filmed 10 years ago. "Is it easy to be...? After 10 years" also got an international recognition. The question 20 years later was- does anything change in this world or perhaps there are things that never change?! What has become of these brave youngsters who had once helped to destroy the Soviet system and who are now the generation of forty?

Is It Easy to Be Young?

Is It Easy To Be Young? Collection(3)

Is It Easy to Be Young? (1986)

Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years (1997)

Is It Easy...? After 20 Years (2010)

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