Burning Bush

Drama 2013

Available on HBO Max

The fallout after university student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague in 1969, in protest over the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.

Drama 2013

15

Starring Tatiana Pauhofová, Jaroslava Pokorná, Petr Stach

EPISODE 1

Burning Bush

Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in Prague in January 1969, insisting that there will be other `torches' unless the oppression of Czechoslovakia by Soviet forces is relaxed.

1 hr 23 min · 16 Nov 2017 15
EPISODE 2

Burning Bush

Five weeks after Jan's death, another student dies by self-immolation, becoming the second `torch'. Lawyer Dagmar Buresova tries to see justice done after the Soviet authorities cover the story up.

1 hr 12 min · 16 Nov 2017 15
EPISODE 3

Burning Bush

Eight months after Jan's death, Dagmar Buresova and the Palach family are still trying to set the record straight, but witnesses refuse to come forward for fear of reprisals from the Communist regime.

1 hr 17 min · 16 Nov 2017 15

Tatiana Pauhofová

Dagmar Buresová
Jaroslava Pokorná

Libuse Palachová
Petr Stach

Jirí Palach
Vojtech Kotek

Ondrej Trávnícek
Igor Bares

Docekal

About

Burning Bush

DRAMA

The fallout after university student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague in 1969, in protest over the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.

Information

Studio: HBO
Released: 2013
Rated: 15

Languages

Original Audio: Czech (Czechia)
Audio: * (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Accessibility

: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.