 It was suggested to rewrite the screenplay and cut down the movie, although Shpalikov protested and tried to avoid changing his script at every possibility, so the final reedited version of the film was released only in 1965 under the name of "I Am Twenty", also to poor reviews.With 8.8 million viewers it became a commercial failure.Nevertheless, it was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Venice Film Festival.