Difficult Lads
A short but highly expressive chronicle of life in a camp for troubled adolescents. Criminal songs, collectivism, faith in corrective labour and lofty ideals, theft and chastity. Difficult Lads captures the atmosphere of the era, the mood and the social contrasts of Leningrad in the 1960s Thaw. At the same time, it tries to understand why the radiant energy of youth sometimes leads to destructive ends.
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Mikhail Litvyakov Director · Valentin Vendelovskiy Screenplay Mikhail Mass Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1966 · Produced in Russia · Original title Трудные ребята
Production
Leningrad Documentary Film Studio
Production
Russia
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Original title
Трудные ребята
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
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