Movie

First of May

2015 · 110 min

A gentle, nostalgic look at first love and memory, unfolding slowly with bittersweet warmth and quiet longing.

Tagline: Seventeenth Oh, you are here too!
Overview: Weaving two stories set 30 years apart, First of May is about a middle-aged man looking back at his teenage years, dreaming of his first and possibly only love. At the center of the drama is Bai, a 17-year-old student living with her single mother Wong Lei, and her grandmother. Bai gradually falls for her admirer/stalker Yeh, who is always walking behind her and her best friend Wen Wen wherever they go.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, memory, coming-of-age, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
coming-of-age
family
loneliness
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild