Games For Teenagers (1985)
Original title: Naerata ometi
Also known as "Well, Come On, Smile". Digitally remastered in 2012
Based on the novel "Stepmother" by Silvia Rannamaa
Mari's mother is dead and her father is a drunkard. Life in an orphanage seems impossible but she has nowhere to go. She must get used to live without a home full of warmth and love, together with rough fellow orphans. Fortunately, there is Tauri who behaves well but for some reason other children don't favor him. Robi is a guy who likes to break the rules, thus being popular among the kids; Mari thinks that Robi should be hated instead. Mari finds it almost intolerable to learn the lesson how to see other people around her and how to ...
Director: Leida Laius | Arvo Iho
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Tallinnfilm |
| Color | color |
| Sound | sound |
| Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
| Genre | Drama |
| Text / Dialogue | Estonian |
| Duration | 82:43 |
Crew
View all| Director | Leida Laius | Arvo Iho |
| Screenwriter | Marina Šeptunova |
| Dialogue Writer | Marina Šeptunova |
| Cinematographer | Arvo Iho |
| Production Desinger | Tõnu Virve |
| Costume Designer | Helle Janson | Tõnu Virve |
| Composer | Lepo Sumera |
| Sound Designer | Enn Säde | Olga Alp |
| Editor | Kersti Miilen |
| Content Editor | Lauri Kärk |
| Writer of Adapted Work | Silvia Rannamaa |
First releases
View all- at other places: 23.01.1985 Feature films section screening and premiere for journalists , Cinema House, Tallinn, Estonia
- in cinema: 28.11.1985, Cinema Sõprus, Tallinn, Estonia
- in cinema: 28.04.1986, Estonia
Festivals, awards, nominations
View all- Award, USSR Film Festival (USSR), 1986, Main Prize - Best Director: Leida Laius and co-director Arvo Iho; Best Screenplay: Marina Šeptunova
- Prize, Annual Award of Tallinnfilm (Estonia), 1985, Director Leida Laius; Co-director and DOP Arvo Iho
- Award, Estonian SSR Film Festival (USSR), 1986, Main Prize for Best Feature Film; Best Children's and Youth Film Award; Best Production Design: Tõnu Virve; Best Original Music: Lepo Sumera; Best Actress: Monika Järv
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