Hořící keř: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Burning Bush (Czech: Hořící keř) is a 2013 three-part mini-series created for HBO by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. 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 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in the previous year. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Palach'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.

Series details

• Title: Hořící keř
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Czech
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2013-01-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-02-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: Czech Republic
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6145
• IMDb ID: tt2280344
• TVDB ID: 266392

Cast and credited roles

• Tatiana Pauhofová — Dagmar Buresová
• Jaroslava Pokorná — Libuse Palachová
• Petr Stach — Jirí Palach
• Vojtěch Kotek — Ondrej Trávnícek
• Patrik Dergel — Pavel Janda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-27; final listed air date 2013-02-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hořící keř on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.