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An analysis of the aftermath of Czech student Jan Palach setting himself on fire to protest government repression.

Drama · 2013 · 1 hr 24 min

Starring Tatiana Pauhofová , Jaroslava Pokorná , Petr Stach

Director Agnieszka Holland

EPISODE 1

Part 1

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 · 18 Aug 2013
EPISODE 2

Part 2

Five weeks after Jan's death, another student dies by self-immolation, becoming the second 'torch'. Attorney Dagmar Buresova tries to get justice after the story was covered up by Soviet authorities.

1 hr 12 min · 18 Aug 2013
EPISODE 3

Part 3

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

1 hr 17 min · 18 Aug 2013