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Burning Bush

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.

2013 |1 Season  | 3h 55m |  Drama, War & Politics

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Cast

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Tatiana Pauhofová

Dagmar Burešová

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Jaroslava Pokorná

Libuše Palachová

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Petr Stach

Jiří Palach

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Vojtěch Kotek

Ondřej Trávníček

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Patrik Děrgel

Pavel Janda

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Martin Huba

Vilém Nový

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Igor Bareš

Major Dočekal

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Adrian Jastraban

Vladimír Charouz

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Jan Budař

Radim Bureš

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Ivan Trojan

Major Jireš

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Denny Ratajský

Lieutenant Boček

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Jenovéfa Boková

Vlaďka Charouzová

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David Novotný

Sýkora (attorney)

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Emma Smetana

Hana Čížková

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Taťjana Medvecká

Doctor Ziková

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Ivana Uhlířová

Řezníčková (judge)

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Stanislav Zindulka

Sládeček (attorney)

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Michaela Procházková

Zuzanka Burešová

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Alois Švehlík

Colonel Horyna

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Miroslav Krobot

Jiřička (conductor)

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Ondřej Malý

Knapp (attorney)

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Tomáš Dianiška

Mlíko

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Jiří Bábek

Pachman (chess player)

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Hana Marie Maroušková

Ilona Palachová

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Zuzana Truplová

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Marian Roden

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Jana Pidrmanová

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Lukáš Příkazký

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Filip Čapka

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Martin Sitta

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Lenka Loubalová

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Václav Marhold

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Ivan Řezáč

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Ivan G'Vera

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Ivo Kubečka

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Josef Hervert

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Claudia Vašeková

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Jiří Kohout

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Hynek Chmelař

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Luboš Veselý

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Roman Slovák

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Ctirad Götz

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Miroslav Sabadin

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Marta Vítů

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Pavla Gajdošíková

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Petr Franěk

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Lukáš Křišťan

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Karel Wiencek

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Milan Enčev

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Rostislav Novák

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Milena Šajdková

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Veronika Janků

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Jiří Vobecký

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Jakub Zindulka

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Pavlína Skružná

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Petr Vančura

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Jacob Erftemeijer

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Samuel Spišák

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Bohdan Tůma

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Jaroslav Achab Haidler

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Petr Bucháček

More Details

Creator

Agnieszka Holland

Status

Ended

Languages

English, Czech

Network

HBO Europe