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Czech
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Eight months after Palach’s death, the trial of Vilém Nový, represented by the arrogant, selfassured attorney Sýkora, finally begins. Palach’s mother, during an important private conversation with Nový, is shocked by how pontifical he is. Dr. Burešová’s husband, pediatrician Radim Bureš, faces escalating problems at work due to the StB’s pressure. After several incidents of bullying he is fired from the hospital and ends up a general...
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Czech
Description
Part two begins with a depiction of Jan Zajíc’s self-burning at the end of February 1969. Attorney Burešová takes on the case of Palach’s mother and brother against Dr. Nový and, with the help of her young legal clerk Pavel, begins searching for evidence of the fallacy of Nový’s claims. The search for witnesses, however, is accompanied by numerous complications. Nový avoids receiving his summons and the beginning of the trial is repeatedly...
3) Burning Bush
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Czech
Description
Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later. 2014 **Palm Springs International Film Festival** nominee, Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature. *"GRIPPING, crisply acted....
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Czech
Description
On the 16th of January 1969 on Wenceslas Square in Prague, a young student sets himself on fire in front of dozens of passers-by. Police Major Jireš investigates the circumstances of Palach’s actions. His instructions are to stop any other “human torches.” The news of Palach’s self-burning quickly spreads among his colleagues – students at the Charles University’s Faculty of Arts. One of them is Ondřej Trávníček, who is a radical...
5) Burning bush
Language
Czech
Description
Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on January 16, 1969, and died four days later. Through the story of defense attorney Dagmar Buresova, who defended Palach's legacy in a doomed lawsuit, the film examines the transformations taking place...
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