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Look at These Young People!

Name: Look at These Young People!
Director: Rezo Chkheidze
Released: 1969
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

1969

Director

Rezo Chkheidze

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Rezo Chkheidze’s film focuses on the emotional journeys of individuals during World War II, emphasizing personal experiences over state-mandated archetypes. By centering on Georgian culture, the film provides a unique non-Western perspective. The narrative primarily revolves around traditional gender roles and a homogeneous cast, reflecting the social context of 1969. The film successfully dismantles idealized patriotic clichés, offering a more nuanced, humanistic view of wartime suffering.

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Category Breakdown

Does Look at These Young People! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not show any non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships. It focuses on male friendships and romantic ties affected by war.

How does Look at These Young People! portray gender?

Fair

Male characters take the lead in the story, transitioning into soldiers. Female characters appear but play minor roles, reinforcing traditional mid-century gender norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Look at These Young People!?

Fair

The film centers on Georgian identity in Tbilisi, offering a non-Western perspective. However, the cast is ethnically uniform.

How does Look at These Young People! represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges heroic wartime clichés by showing the suffering and shattered dreams of individuals. It highlights how institutions affect personal lives.

Does Look at These Young People! include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities playing key roles in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Offers a unique non-Western perspective centered on Georgian identity and the cultural environment of Tbilisi.
Avoids standard heroic wartime clichés, opting for a nuanced, humanistic exploration of individual suffering.
Prioritizes personal ability to act and emotional landscapes over rigid, state-mandated cinematic conventions.

Limited or Absent

Does not include visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary characters.
Focuses primarily on male characters, reinforcing traditional mid-century gender roles.
Features an ethnically homogeneous cast within its specific regional context.

Official Synopsis

Film school desk akhladaprenil guys from Tbilisi in the early days of World War II soldier's overcoat to put on, temporarily put aside their dreams, loved ones and fire parted ways scattered. Thus began a new phase of their lives, gantsdebita and misery. Yesterday's long-suffering smile in front of the boys grow up into fighters.

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