Burning Bush

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Tatiana Pauhofová

Dagmar Burešová

Jaroslava Pokorná

Libuše Palachová

Petr Stach

Jiří Palach

Vojtěch Kotek

Ondřej Trávníček

Patrik Děrgel

Pavel Janda

Martin Huba

Vilém Nový

Igor Bareš

Major Dočekal

Adrian Jastraban

Vladimír Charouz

Jan Budař

Radim Bureš

Ivan Trojan

Major Jireš

Denny Ratajský

Lieutenant Boček

Jenovéfa Boková

Vlaďka Charouzová

David Novotný

Sýkora (attorney)

Emma Smetana

Hana Čížková

Taťjana Medvecká

Doctor Ziková

Ivana Uhlířová

Řezníčková (judge)

Stanislav Zindulka

Sládeček (attorney)

Michaela Procházková

Zuzanka Burešová

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Tereza Korejsová

Lucinka Burešová

Alois Švehlík

Colonel Horyna

Crew

Art

• Milan Býček Production Design

Camera

• Rafał Paradowski Second Unit Director of Photography
• Martin Štrba Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Katarína Hollá Costume Design
• Zdeněk Klika Makeup Artist

Directing

• Agnieszka Holland Director
• Martin Stádník Assistant Director
• Kasia Adamik Second Unit Director

Editing

• Pavel Hrdlička Editor

Production

• Antony Root Producer
• Jiří Hauzner Executive Producer
• Miroslava Hyžíková Casting
• Tereza Polachová Producer
• Ondřej Zach Producer
• Tomáš Hrubý Producer
• Pavla Janoušková Kubečková Producer
• Jan Bílek Executive Producer

Sound

• Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Original Music Composer
• Petr Čechák Sound
• Marek Hart Sound
• Wojciech Kowalewski Musician
• Paweł Stankiewicz Musician

Visual Effects

• Boris Masník VFX Supervisor

Writing

• Štěpán Hulík Screenplay

Seasons & episodes

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