• 2013
  • 3h 51m
Burning Bush

Summary History student Palach's self-immolation protesting Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Lawyer Buresová defended his family against communist regime's attempt to dishonor his sacrifice for freedom. View more details

  • 2013
  • 3h 51m

Burning Bush

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Vojtech Kotek Tatiana Pauhofová Jaroslava Pokorná Petr Stach

All cast & crew

7.8

Details

Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Jan 26, 2013

Countries of origin : Czech Republic

Language : Czech

Filming locations : Prague, Czech Republic

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Nutprodukce Etamp Film Production

Summary History student Palach's self-immolation protesting Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Lawyer Buresová defended his family against communist regime's attempt to dishonor his sacrifice for freedom. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Jan 26, 2013

Countries of origin : Czech Republic

Language : Czech

Filming locations : Prague, Czech Republic

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Nutprodukce Etamp Film Production

Photos

Horící ker (2013) Tatiana Pauhofová in Horící ker (2013) Horící ker (2013) Vojtech Kotek in Horící ker (2013) Vojtech Kotek, Tatiana Pauhofová, Petr Stach, and Patrik Dergel in Horící ker (2013) Jaroslava Pokorná in Horící ker (2013) Jaroslava Pokorná, Martin Sitta, Miroslav Krobot, and Petr Stach in Horící ker (2013) Jan Budar and Tatiana Pauhofová in Horící ker (2013) Horící ker (2013) Horící ker (2013) Horící ker (2013) Horící ker (2013) Jaroslava Pokorná in Horící ker (2013)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 26, 2013
Episode #1.1
Six months after Soviet block tanks crushed the Prague Spring (popular uprising against Stalinism), the occupation of Czechoslovakia seems without prospect. History student Jan Palach torches himself on a Prague square, incurring ultimately fatal burns, and leaves a message that he's only the first of series of 'torches' unless demands are met, calling for a massive protest and relaxation of oppression. Regular Czech student leader Ondrej Trávnícek tries to find out what happened to recuperate them. The national party is determined to handle the matter itself, fearing the Soviets may take over government completely. Jan's elder brother Jiri and mother Libuse want to keep his message going. Jan's dorm mates however are forced to tell the military investigators about his girlfriend Dagmar Buresová, who is scared to read a fake message from him calling off further torchings and appealing for a settlement with a Czech chess master.
Episode 2 • Feb 02, 2013
Episode #1.2
Five weeks later, the next student tries to become torch number two, but reaches neither the public nor death. The authorities manage to prevent press reports on a link, which would undermine the official story, supported by Jan's blackmailed girlfriend, that his suicide was a 'fatally sabotaged circus stunt'. Student leader Ondrej falls in love with Dagmar, the Palach family's manipulative lawyer, whose competent colleague prevents a central committee party man to avoid any court case.
Episode 3 • Feb 09, 2013
Episode #1.3
Eight months after Jan's death, the family and stubborn lawyer Dagmar still refuse to face reality. The Communist authorities have found ways to blackmail or eliminate anyone standing in the way of the official story, that Jan was made to believe it was only a circus trick. So the accused officials are cleared, the family condemned to the legal costs, the student movement is muzzled. Yet the legend lives on in opposition circles, to play a part twenty years later in the Glasnost era revolution which will end Stalinism and the republic.
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