Directed by:
Oliver Malina-MorgensternCast:
Ivan Martin Jirous (a.f.), Oldřich Kaiser (narrator), Vratislav Brabenec, David Černý, David Koller, Karel Schwarzenberg, Pavel Zajíček, Josef Janíček (more)Plots(1)
The film portraits the eventful life of Ivan Martin Jirous, called Magor, a Czech poet, journalist and art critic. Magor was known for working with the indie rock band Plastic People of the Universe. During normalization he was imprisoned five times for his political views. The documentary will include excerpts from Magor's poetry and views, featuring many of Jirous's family, friends and acquaintances - among others, Dáša Vokatá, Juliána Jirousová, Marta Veselá, Čuňas, Dana Němcová, Petruška Šustrová, Karel Schwarzenberg, Jiřina Šiklová, Eugen Brikcius, Ladislav Lábus Drápal, Jan Schneider, Vratislav Brabenec, Petr Placák, Andrej Krob, members of the Plastic People of the Universe - who supply facts and context to viewers of all generations. Ivan Martin Jirous, a genius living in difficult times, brings inspiration for everyday life even a year after his untimely death. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ivan Martin Jirous (a.f.)
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
![Vratislav Brabenec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/197/162197817_e43bfa.jpg)
Vratislav Brabenec
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Starci na Chmelnici (2019) (concert)
It's Gonna Get Worse (2007)
Sunrise Supervising (2014)
![David Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319069_1a9154.jpg)
David Černý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Buttoners (1997)
Year of the Devil (2002)
BANGER. (2022)
![David Koller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794880_c41935.jpg)
David Koller
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Starci na Chmelnici (2019) (concert)
Lucie - Černý kočky mokrý žáby (2024) (concert)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
![Karel Schwarzenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886950_378116.jpg)
Karel Schwarzenberg
Czechoslovakia
Pavel Zajíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Buttoners (1997)
It's Gonna Get Worse (2007)
Čert ví proč (2003)
Josef Janíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Starci na Chmelnici (2019) (concert)
Svatopluk Karásek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Jiří Kabeš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zvláštní bytosti (1990)
Rudo Prekop
Czechoslovakia
Dana Němcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
![Jiřina Šiklová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505309_be96b0.jpg)
Jiřina Šiklová
Czechoslovakia
![Václav Havel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276404_3ebbaf.jpg)
Václav Havel (a.f.)
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series) - a.f.
Marta Kubišová 1990 (1990) (concert)
Largo desolato (1991) (theatrical recording) - narrator
John Bok
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Veterán (2020) (TV movie)
Rapid Eye Movement (1998)
Jitka Boková
Czechoslovakia
![Oldřich Kaiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/971/163971357_4a2abb.png)
Oldřich Kaiser
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Juliana Jirousová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Eugen Brikcius
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia