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  • 2014
  • Kino Lorber
  • 3 h 51 m
  • 2014
  • Kino Lorber
  • 3 h 51 m

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 examine...

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: Stepán Hulík

  • 2014
  • Kino Lorber
  • 3 h 51 m
  • 2014
  • Kino Lorber
  • 3 h 51 m

Burning Bush

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
7.5
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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 examine...

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: Stepán Hulík

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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
83
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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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100
Jun 13, 2014
In the end, all that can be relied upon are objects and gestures. The littlest things that tie us to each other. The film often slows to a standstill to show children playing, cars passing, people talking and streets emptied of traffic.
By Scout Tafoya FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 10, 2014
Ms. Holland, working from a script by Stepan Hulik, a Czech screenwriter born in 1984, turns a sprawling story into a tight and suspenseful ethical thriller.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 13, 2014
Political thriller, procedural, emotional drama and rousing cry for basic human rights and values.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 10, 2014
A deluxe multi-character drama that blends real history with semi-fictionalized spy thriller and soap opera elements, Burning Bush feels in places like an extended Czech remake of the Cold War-themed German Oscar-winner The Lives of Others.
By Stephen Dalton FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 10, 2014
Burning Bush is a rare accomplishment. It’s a political film with clear heroes and villains, and true to its HBO roots, it works as a fleet-of-foot juicy plot-delivery system.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 11, 2014
On the whole, though, Burning Bush is an absorbing docudrama that maintains a gratifying equilibrium between hope and cynicism. You can fight City Hall. It just takes a while.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 10, 2014
The decentralized narrative benefits from the film's original conception as a miniseries, with plenty of time to draw us into the morass that was the communist state.
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Production Company Etamp Film Production, Home Box Office (HBO), Nutprodukce
Release Date Jun 11, 2014
Duration 3 h 51 m
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Tagline His sacrifice became her journey
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Awards

Czech Lions
• 11 Wins & 14 Nominations
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hong Kong International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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