Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.
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Agnieszka Holland
Director
Štěpán Hulík
Screenplay
Jiří Hauzner
Executive Producer
Jan Bílek
Executive Producer
Pavla Janoušková Kubečková
Producer
Tereza Polachová
Producer
Antony Root
Producer
Tomáš Hrubý
Producer
Ondřej Zach
Producer
Martin Štrba
Director of Photography
Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Original Music Composer
Pavel Hrdlička
Editor
Katarína Hollá
Costume Design
Milan Býček
Production Design
