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
Ivo Zubatý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Jan Palach (2018)
Serena (2014)
Martin Lev
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Jan Palach (2018)
Johankino tajomstvo (2015) (TV movie)
![Vojtěch Vodochodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/332/163332288_55a53a.jpg)
Vojtěch Vodochodský
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Párty Hárder: Summer Massacre (2022)
![Alexander Dubček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156378_e31aa5.jpg)
Alexander Dubček (a.f.)
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Invasion (1980) (TV movie) - a.f.
Jan Palach (2018) - a.f.
Dubček (2018) - a.f.
![Branislav Hesko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/153/168153109_jxdaqj.jpg)
Branislav Hesko
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
![Simone Hrášková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/649/162649122_2af3e1.jpg)
Simone Hrášková
Germany
Best movies:
Jan Palach (2018)
The One Who Loved You (2018)
Špindl 2 (2019)
![Patrik Paušo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/871/166871202_254bdf.jpg)
Patrik Paušo
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Rašín (2018) (TV movie)
Jan Palach (2018)
Garden Store: Suitor (2017)
![Karel Petrůj](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/286/163286484_876fa0.jpg)
Karel Petrůj
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jan Palach (2018)
Golden Sting (2018)
![Ivan Sochor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/970/161970767_f808cb.jpg)
Ivan Sochor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Volga (2023) (series)
A Prominent Patient (2016)
Rašín (2018) (TV movie)
Jakub Svojanovský
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Jan Palach (2018)
Majitelé klíčů (2024) (theatrical recording)