Tatiana Pauhofová

Based on real characters and events, this 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 Buresová, 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 dishonor Palach's sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.

1989, on the cusp of the Velvet Revoluition, Marie and her husband Viktor return home in Czechoslovakia after years of exile. After a car accident, Marie wakes up from a coma with no trace of Viktor.