Early Joys (Russian: Первые радости, romanized: Pervye radosti) is a 1956 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Basov.

[3][4] The film, set in 1910, follows a young revolutionary who endures imprisonment, personal loss, and exile as he refuses to betray his comrades in the fight for justice and freedom.

Kirill Izvekov, a student at a technical college, is secretly involved with an underground revolutionary organization led by Pyotr Ragozin.

Colonel Polotentsev of the gendarmerie attempts to extract a confession about Ragozin’s whereabouts, but Kirill remains silent.

Meanwhile, Liza’s father, the merchant Meshkov, forces her into marriage with a wealthy businessman, Viktor Shubnikov, after learning of Kirill's arrest.