The Czech revival movement is divided at the end of the first half of the 19th century. While the older generation, such as František Palacký, urges restraint, students lean towards radical positions. A report on the revolutionary events in Paris prompts Czech Prague residents to write down the demands of the Czech nation for self-determination and the proclamation of a constitution. Tensions peak during the All-Slavic Congress in Prague's Žofín. Vienna rejects the Czech demands and the congress is brutally dispersed by the Austrian police. Prague begins to build barricades...
Vladimír Ráž
as Josef Václav Fric, student
Václav Voska
as Karel Sabina, spisovatel
Josef Bek
as Karel Havlícek Borovský, spisovatel
Zdeněk Štěpánek
as historik František Palacký
František Smolík
as Josef Frantisek Fric
Helena Friedlová
as Josefova matka
Vlasta Fabianová
as Bozena Nemcová, spisovatelka
Zdeněk Dítě
as Mikovec
Soběslav Sejk
as Nosek
Jaroslav Mareš
as Majzner
Jiří Plachý
as politik František August Brauner
Vítězslav Boček
as Pravoslav Trojan
