Opisy(1)
When 15-year-old Sander falls prey to an almost fatal bad joke, he has to decide whether to try and break away from his determined social status or conform and accept his role in the group. Early Spring is not a cool youth move about frolicking teenagers. It’s a sociopsychology challenge to incite a discussion about group dynamics, conformism, and social roles that are largely shaped and confirmed in teenage years. On top of that, the means of self-expression are largely absent in a typical small town in the east or north Europe. Hopefully, there is a moment of self-reflection here for everyone who has witnessed the blind acceptance of the group leader’s whims, even when they clash with the observer's principles and conscience. Roles in the group are largely brought on by chance, circumstance and a claustrophobic insecurity about being young and being a teenager. Breaking that predetermined cycle is
a big part of becoming an adult.
(Estonian Film Institute)