And in Our Yard

The film tells about informal youth groups in Kazan, about the creation under the auspices of the regional committee of the Komsomol in opposition to these groups of the club "Cascade", about the problems and opposition between these youth organizations. 1 part. General view of the city courtyard in one of the districts of Kazan. A group of young guys on the playground, smoking, exchanging greetings. View of the mounted militia, guarding the order in the city. A crowd of young people in one of the districts of the city, some of the guys with traces of beatings after a fight. Kind of another group of young people belonging to another informal group. A column of participants in the Great Patriotic War passes through the city square during the Victory Day celebrations. Volleys of festive fireworks over the evening city. An ambulance car stops in front of the admission department of the 15th city hospital in Kazan. Doctors carry a stretcher out of the car with an injured teenager injured in a mass brawl. View of the autographs left on the wall of the hospital by the leaders of the Kazan youth groups. Doctors are helping a wounded man who was admitted to the hospital. A police car is driving down the street. One of the police officers is on duty, receives information about the incident by phone. The guy runs away from the police patrol down the street. One of the teenagers tells (sinhr. And off-screen.) About how he is often beaten both in the street and at school by members of one of the city's youth groups, as a result of which he is forced to miss lessons at school. Schoolchildren of one of the Kazan schools at recess. A group of guys belonging to one of the Kazan groups at the police station after being detained. Guys cover their faces with their hands. One of the guys is looking into the camera insolently. A police officer interviews the detained young people behind the scenes. General view of the city dance floor, where the guys are dancing, standing in a circle. General view of a group of guys from the "20th yard" group. One of the leaders of the group talks about his organization (sync. And behind the scenes.). People walk along the city street. Two guys are walking and eating ice cream. Youth disco. Young people are dancing, among them are the so-called rockers and metalheads. Young people watch the performance of the participants of the break-marathon performing break-dance. A group of guys are working out on simulators in the gym, showing the results - pumped up muscles. Social studies lesson in the senior class of one of the Kazan schools. The teacher examines the topic - "Formation of a new man in a communist society" (sync. And for the frame.). Students listen, answer questions (sync.). One of the members of the youth organization "Cascade" talks about how at one time he was a member of one of the youth groups in Kazan, as well as how relations develop within the group, about constant fights with members of opposing groups. The guy says that it is very difficult to leave such a group. A person turns out to be tied up not only with a general idea, but also with blood during mass fights. The guys from the "Cascade" organization present during the conversation, listen to their friend. Part 2. Members of the youth organization "Cascade" sit by the fire during one of the hikes, sing a song with a guitar (per frame), eat, play snowballs, which are molded from the snow remaining on the islands in the forest. The solemn line of members of the "Cascade" organization, created on the initiative of the Leninsky District Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League of Kazan. Admission of new members to the organization. Young people - members of the "Cascade" organization read letters aloud. who come to the address of "Cascade" from different parts of the country, practice karate and sambo techniques in the gym under the guidance of a coach. The guys jogging at the stadium. Social studies lesson in the senior class of one of the schools in Kazan (sync. And for the frame.). The student answers the question posed by the teacher, another student enters into polemics with him. Meeting of representatives of two youth organizations - the informal urban group "20th Yard" and the organization "Cascade". Members of the 20th Yard group say (off-screen) that there are official bodies behind the Cascade organization, so they feel support when they use force against them during a showdown. And for them, if they, in turn, participate in a fight, the article of the criminal code will be applied, so the guys from the 20th yard do not feel any sympathy for the "Cascade". Former internationalist soldier who fought in Afghanistan - Valery Lukoyanov gives an interview (sinhr.): Talks about serving in Afghanistan, about how he missed home. Meeting of former Afghan warriors (a song sounds behind the scenes) on the day of remembrance of fellow countrymen who died in Afghanistan. The mother of one of the children killed in Afghanistan is crying. Valery Lukoyanov stands at the grave of his friend, Andrey Vasilyevich Goryunov, who died in Afghanistan in 1982, smoking. A man at the grave of his son - Igor Yuryevich Kokorin, who died in Afghanistan. A group of young people at the grave of Kokorin. Photos of the funeral of Seryozha Rodionov, who was killed in his yard during a showdown among youth groups. View of a playground in one of the courtyards of Kazan. Girls swing on a swing, boys play on the playground (filmed with departure). Members of the organization "Cascade" march to the drum roll. Members of the group "20th Yard" dance on the dance floor. Yunarmeytsy are marching, a detachment of Octobrists passes by.

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screenwriters V. Gerasimov, M. Razbezhkina, sound engineer V. Korablev, editor V. Pranov