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Burning Bush
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Burning Bush

2013-01-27 · 235 min / episode · ★ 7.1

Drama · War & Politics

Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.

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Creators
Agnieszka Holland
Production companies
HBO, Nutprodukce, ETAMP Film Production
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Status
Ended

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Tatiana PauhofováTatiana PauhofováDagmar Burešová
Jaroslava PokornáJaroslava PokornáLibuše Palachová
Petr StachPetr StachJiří Palach
Vojtěch KotekVojtěch KotekOndřej Trávníček
Patrik DěrgelPatrik DěrgelPavel Janda
Martin HubaMartin HubaVilém Nový
Igor BarešIgor BarešMajor Dočekal
Adrian JastrabanAdrian JastrabanVladimír Charouz
Jan BudařJan BudařRadim Bureš
Ivan TrojanIvan TrojanMajor Jireš
Denny RatajskýDenny RatajskýLieutenant Boček
Jenovéfa BokováJenovéfa BokováVlaďka Charouzová
David NovotnýDavid NovotnýSýkora (attorney)
Emma SmetanaEmma SmetanaHana Čížková
Taťjana MedveckáTaťjana MedveckáDoctor Ziková
Ivana UhlířováIvana UhlířováŘezníčková (judge)
Stanislav ZindulkaStanislav ZindulkaSládeček (attorney)
Michaela ProcházkováMichaela ProcházkováZuzanka Burešová
Tereza KorejsováLucinka Burešová
Alois ŠvehlíkAlois ŠvehlíkColonel Horyna

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