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.

• Agnieszka HollandDirector
• Antoni Komasa-ŁazarkiewiczOriginal Music Composer
• Štěpán HulíkScreenplay

• Tatiana PauhofováDagmar Burešová
• Jaroslava PokornáLibuše Palachová
• Petr StachJiří Palach
• Vojtěch KotekOndřej Trávníček
• Patrik DěrgelPavel Janda
• Martin HubaVilém Nový
• Igor BarešMajor Dočekal
• Adrian JastrabanVladimír Charouz
• Jan BudařRadim Bureš
• Ivan TrojanMajor Jireš
• Denny RatajskýLieutenant Boček
• Jenovéfa BokováVlaďka Charouzová