Young Soldier

"UNdoubtedly one of the best war films of the century" Scott Gilliland, The People's Movies

THE MOVIE THAT BROKE ALL RECORDS! The biggest box office hit in Latvian history.

World War I. After the farmer's son Artur's mother is brutally murdered by the Germans, he and his father enlist in the Latvian battalion of the Red Army. Artur is 16 years old and actually too young and his father has passed the army's retirement age, but with revenge and hatred of the Germans boiling in his blood, they are welcomed anyway. For four years we follow Artur's fate, live with him, feel with him, and witness how he changes from an inexperienced boy to a seasoned warrior while half the country's population falls victim to the war.

YOUNG SOLDIER is a film with strong realism, shot on authentic battlefields. It is based on Aleksandrs Grin's first-hand novel (banned in the Soviet Union for over 60 years), which, like the film, also depicts how the Russians' weapons are turned against the Latvians after the war. The film was Latvia's Oscar entry in 2021 and knocked Avatar off its place as the biggest box office hit of all time in its homeland!

“ GREAT WAR MOVIE ” RogerEbert.com

“ EXTREMELY BRAVE AND BRAVE ” The Guardian

" MASTERFUL WAR SCENES " Film Threat "

HOLLYWOOD-CLASS TECHNICAL SET ” Variety

“ SCIENTIFIC AND INTELLIGENT ” New York Times

“ SHAKES YOU TO THE MORNING ” The Upcoming

" LEAVES NO ONE UNTOUCHED " Loud and Clear