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
Diana Šoltýsová
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Innocence (2011)
Eliška a Damián (2023) (series)
Jiří Tichý
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Fotbal (1965)
Petr Sedláček
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Dívka s třemi velbloudy (1967)
The Marathon (1968)
![Samuel Spišák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/795/165795612_2ae81d.jpg)
Samuel Spišák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Broken Promise (2009)
Money or Love (2011)
![Libor Kovář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763651_f95f03.jpg)
Libor Kovář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
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Marie Nevrlá
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Zoufalci (2009)
Night Owls (2008)
![Josef Platz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031492_cac7ce.jpg)
Josef Platz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Údolie večných karaván (1968)
![Rostislav Novák ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/362/164362545_805a25.png)
Rostislav Novák ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Slávek Bílský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/927/157927851_835228.png)
Slávek Bílský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
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![Michaela Procházková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/074/162074515_6fedda.jpg)
Michaela Procházková
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Clownwise (2013)
Sebastian Jacques
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
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![Tomáš Dianiška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/281/159281945_7457c2.jpg)
Tomáš Dianiška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Habermann's Mill (2010)
Oktopus (2023) (series)
![Pavlína Balner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/780/158780132_21e3de.jpg)
Pavlína Balner
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
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Martha Olšrová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Empties (2007)
![Lukáš Černoch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/468/164468780_ffd216.jpg)
Lukáš Černoch
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Her Drunken Diary (2024)
Homo Faber (2020) (theatrical recording)
![Zdeněk Klika](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/444/159444281_7744fb.jpg)
Zdeněk Klika
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
I'm All Good (2008)
Beauty in Trouble (2006)
![Pavla Gajdošíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/140/165140399_637370.png)
Pavla Gajdošíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Transky, body, vteřiny (2020) (theatrical recording)
![Václav Marhold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/961/164961385_dd12c4.jpg)
Václav Marhold
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Holy Quaternity (2012)
Hana Strnadová
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Rats (2020) (series)
Old-Timers (2019)
![Lukáš Křišťan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/528/165528247_574566.jpg)
Lukáš Křišťan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Zátopek (2021)
Wings of Christmas (2013)