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Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 11, 2014
Summary: In protest of the Soviet occupation, Jan Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later. Through the story of the brave defense attorney Dagmar Buresova, who defended Palach's legacy in a doomed lawsuit, the film examines the transformations taking place in Czechoslovak society after the invasion of the armies of the Warsaw Pact in August of 1968. It depicts the beginnings of Czech and Slovak resistance against the occupation, which reached its apex with the mass protests during Palach's funeral. It also shows the nation's gradual resignation under the pressure of fear and harsher persecution. [Kino Lorber]

Details

Runtime: 231 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: http://www.kinolorber.com/film.php?id=1647
Production: HBO
Genres: Biography, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Czech
Home Release Date: Sep 16, 2014
Director Credit
Agnieszka Holland Director
Cast Credit
Adrian Jastraban Vladimír Charouz
David Novotný JUDr. Sýkora
Denny Ratajský Por. Bocek
Emma Smetana Hana Cízková
Igor Bares Mjr. Docekal
Ivan Trojan Mjr. Jires
Jan Budar Radim Bures
Jaroslava Pokorná Libuse Palachová
Jenovéfa Boková Vladka Charouzová
Martin Huba Vilém Nový
Patrik Dergel Pavel Janda
Petr Stach Jirí Palach
Tatiana Pauhofová Dagmar Buresová
Tatjana Medvecká MUDr. Ziková
Vojtech Kotek Ondrej Trávnícek