Directed by:
Robert SedláčekScreenplay:
Eva KantůrkováCinematography:
Jan ŠusterComposer:
Michal RatajCast:
Viktor Zavadil, Zuzana Bydžovská, Denisa Barešová, Kristína Kanátová, Jan Vondráček, Karel Jirák, Michal Balcar, Anna Stropnická, Gabriel Cohen (more)Plots(1)
On 16 January 1969, to protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, he poured flammable liquid on himself and set himself on fire. Three days later he succumbed to the heavy burns. He wanted to alarm the subdued nation and wake it up from lethargy. All he became was its bad conscience. The tragic story of a sensitive young man was filmed by Robert Sedláček. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
Viktor Zavadil
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Zuzana Bydžovská
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Denisa Barešová
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Kristína Kanátová
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Jan Vondráček
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Karel Jirák
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Michal Balcar
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Anna Stropnická
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Gabriel Cohen
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Alice Šnirychová
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Pavel Lagner
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Jiří Zapletal
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Michael Goldschmid
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Patrik Földeši
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Pavel Vaculík
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Daniel Horečný
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Jaromír Janeček
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