Burning Bush

IMDb link: 2280344
IMDb rating: 7.8 (1,846 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, History
Director: Agnieszka Holland, Vojtech Kotek
Cast: Tatiana Pauhofova, Jaroslava Pokorna, Petr Stach and others

Release date: 27 Jan 2013
Release year: 2013
Runtime: 75 minutes
Country: Czech Republic
Keywords: burn, man on fire, glorification, year 1969, communism, czech history, strong female protagonist, strong female, strong female character, manipulative behavior

Plot:

Based on real characters and events, this 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 Buresova, 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 dishonor Palach's sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.

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