
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.
Dagmar Burešová

Libuše Palachová

Jiří Palach

Ondřej Trávníček

Pavel Janda

Vilém Nový

Major Dočekal

Vladimír Charouz

Radim Bureš

Major Jireš

Lieutenant Boček

Vlaďka Charouzová

Sýkora (attorney)

Hana Čížková

Doctor Ziková

Řezníčková (judge)

Sládeček (attorney)

Zuzanka Burešová

Lucinka Burešová
Colonel Horyna

Jiřička (conductor)

Knapp (attorney)

Mlíko

Pachman (chess player)

Ilona Palachová

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Comrade Hazura
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