Jan Palach

Jan Palach (2018)

The last six months of the life of Jan Palach, who self-immolated to protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia to crush of Prague Spring.

Date of release
2018-08-30
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (9)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Drama
Director
Robert Sedláček

Casting

Interesting facts

Jan Palach is a Czech biographical film directed by Robert Sedláček. The film follows Jan Palach during 1968 and 1969 and shows the final 6 months of his life. The film premiered at Uherské Hradiště Summer Film School.

Production

The film was shot in Prague, Milovice, or Pardubice Square which was used instead of Wenceslas Square. Filmmakers created a scale model of Statue of Saint Wenceslas. Self-immolation was shot with a stuntman at Střešovice. Scenes from a church were shot at Evangelical Church at Libiš that was attended by Palach. Jakub Schwarz Trojan was played by his colleague Daniel Želatý.

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