Directed by:
Agnieszka HollandScreenplay:
Štěpán HulíkCast:
Táňa Pauhofová, Jaroslava Pokorná, Petr Stach, Igor Bareš, Vojtěch Kotek, Adrian Jastraban, Patrik Děrgel, Ivan Trojan, Jenovéfa Boková, Denny Ratajský (more)Plots(1)
Full of star actors, the drama Burning Bush is based on real events and real characters. Its main character is lawyer Dagmar Burešová (Tatiana Pauhofová), who decided to defend Jan Palach’s mother Libuše (Jaroslava Pokorná) and her brother Jiří (Petr Stach) in a seemingly hopeless court case. The cause of the libel suit filed by the family of the dead student was the scandalous accusation by Communist MP Vilém Nový (Martin Huba), who spoke out at a Communist party meeting in Česká Lípa and downplayed Palach’s sacrifice with some nonsense about “cold fire”. The husband of the courageous lawyer – both of them are forced to cope with the pressure of pro-Soviet collaborators – is played by Jan Budař. (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
![Vladimír Kulhavý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/644/161644437_5a4754.jpg)
Vladimír Kulhavý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Casino Royale (2006)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
![Jiří Vobecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280200_9e58e3.jpg)
Jiří Vobecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Fall of the Innocent (2011)
![Bořík Procházka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274958_98b95b.jpg)
Bořík Procházka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Ivan Řezáč](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276679_e6ddf6.jpg)
Ivan Řezáč
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Pan Dodd má schůzku (1992) (TV movie)
![Claudia Vašeková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/193/161193950_4fc376.jpg)
Claudia Vašeková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Alena Dlouhá
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
To the Woods (2012)
Serena (2014)
![Luboš Veselý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/639/166639601_2b77ca.jpg)
Luboš Veselý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Raskolnikov: jeho zločin a jeho trest (2009) (theatrical recording)
![Roman Slovák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/624/160624011_006745.jpg)
Roman Slovák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Cow (1993)
![Ctirad Götz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/160/166160820_1b7e6f.png)
Ctirad Götz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Marta Vítů](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278985_14bd22.jpg)
Marta Vítů
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Nordost (2009) (theatrical recording)
Protector (2009)
![Petr Franěk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/362/164362560_2bc995.png)
Petr Franěk
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Actor (2020) (series)
Karel Wiencek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Milena Šajdková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Cow (1993)
Charlatan (2020)
![Veronika Janků](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/563/164563840_6fdf83.jpg)
Veronika Janků
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
Brothers (2023)
![Petr Vančura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/305/161305722_ea0c3c.jpg)
Petr Vančura
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Kytice (2020) (theatrical recording)
Eyewitness (2021)
![Jan Battěk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276410_e037cf.jpg)
Jan Battěk
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Brothers (2023)
Little Knights Tale (2009)
Jan Ekl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Honour and Glory (1968)
Lovers in the Year One (1973)
Matěj Šámal
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Jaroslav Achab Haidler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792721_a83cb8.jpg)
Jaroslav Achab Haidler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Zkrocení zlé ženy (2016) (theatrical recording)
In the Shadow (2012)
Petr Bucháček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Muži v offsidu (2010) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Zločin v Posázavském Pacifiku (2013) (theatrical recording)