Burning Bush (2013)
| First Air Date: | 2013, January 27 |
| Last Air Date: | 2013, February 10 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 3 |
| Episode Runtime: | 235 min |
| Created by: | Agnieszka Holland |
| Countries: | Czech Republic |
| Production: | HBO, Nutprodukce, ETAMP Film Production |
| Cast: | Tomáš Dianiška, Jan Budař, Ondřej Malý, Jenovéfa Boková, Ivan Trojan, Emma Smetana, Taťjana Medvecká, Miroslav Krobot, Adrian Jastraban, Igor Bareš, Alois Švehlík, Vojtěch Kotek |
Overview:
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.