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
![Taťjana Medvecká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/296/167296047_f2b257.jpg)
Taťjana Medvecká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Jako bychom se ani neznali (1982) (theatrical recording)
Lukáš Weber
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Petra Ben Messaoud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262618_d73747.jpg)
Petra Ben Messaoud
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
I Will Not Be Silent (2017) (TV movie)
Vysoká hra (2020) (TV movie)
![Jakub Zindulka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275179_89a269.jpg)
Jakub Zindulka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
![Bohdan Tůma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188013_9c6066.jpg)
Bohdan Tůma
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Theory of Tiger (2016)
Oběti (1999) (series)
![Marian Roden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/510/159510140_2d22d7.jpg)
Marian Roden
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
![Lukáš Příkazký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/016/162016231_96bcc0.jpg)
Lukáš Příkazký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Swingtime (2007) (TV movie)
![Hana Marie Maroušková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/003/169003673_6lb8sd.jpg)
Hana Marie Maroušková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
![Zuzana Truplová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794908_eff0f7.jpg)
Zuzana Truplová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
S nadějí i bez ní (2014) (theatrical recording)
Ruská zavařenina (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Jana Pidrmanová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/553/164553068_c8e04e.jpg)
Jana Pidrmanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Lost Gate (2012) (series)
Manon Lescaut (2021)
![Filip Čapka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806142_69318f.jpg)
Filip Čapka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Volga (2023) (series)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
![Martin Sitta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126033_617a52.jpg)
Martin Sitta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sekal Has to Die (1998)
![Ivan G'Vera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806265_641187.jpg)
Ivan G'Vera
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Casino Royale (2006)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
![Ivo Kubečka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/016/162016767_61e4ad.jpg)
Ivo Kubečka
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Forgotten Light (1996)
![Hynek Chmelař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298336_00a1c8.jpg)
Hynek Chmelař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Proces (2013) (theatrical recording)
![Josef Hervert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156425_69c506.jpg)
Josef Hervert
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dokonalá svatba (2010) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Karel Gult](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763664_510fc9.jpg)
Karel Gult
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Lucerna aneb Boj o lípu (1994) (theatrical recording)
Miroslav Sabadin
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
A Pilot Tale (2018) (TV movie)
![Luděk Nešleha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414852_cba73c.jpg)
Luděk Nešleha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
![Milan Enčev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276625_3dc435.jpg)
Milan Enčev
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)