BURNING BUSH
synopsis
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 Buresová, 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
international title: | Burning Bush |
original title: | Horící ker |
country: | Czech Republic |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Agnieszka Holland |
film run: | 234' |
screenplay: | Štepán Hulík |
cast: | Tatiana a.k.a. Tána Pauhofová, Jaroslava Pokorná, Petr Stach, Jan Budař, Ivan Trojan |
cinematography by: | Rafal Paradowski, Martin Štrba |
film editing: | Pavel Hrdlicka |
art director: | Milan Býček |
costumes designer: | Katarína Hollá |
music: | Antoni Łazarkiewicz |
producer: | Tomáš Hrubý, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková |
production: | HBO Czech Republic, nutprodukce |