The documentary First of May explores the more than a century-long evolution of the celebration and the meaning of this day. The structure is composed of memories, newspaper excerpts, testimonies found in archives, etc. - all these passages are brought to life by the actors' voices, taking on the roles of journalists, factory workers, policemen, workers and ordinary people who watch May Day, sometimes with interest and verve, sometimes with distance or irony.

Viktor Preiss

Commentary (voice)

Vojtěch Bartoš

(voice)

Dana Černá

(voice)

Jindřiška Dudziaková

(voice)

Petr Gelnar

(voice)

Zbyšek Horák

(voice)

Kryštof Krhovják

(voice)

Jaroslav Mendel

(voice)

Robert Mikluš

(voice)

Jiří Štrébl

(voice)

Vladimír Hlavatý

Reciter (voice) (archive footage)

• Petr SmělíkScreenplay · Director · Editor
• Romana SmělíkováScreenplay
• Pavel PlešákExecutive Producer
• Pavel HlavatýDirector of Photography

Release date

May 1, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Czech

Runtime

55m

Genres

Documentary, History