Mannheim-Heidelberg International FilmfestivalYearResult嗄wardCategoryRecipient(s)①⑨⑥⑨ Won Grand PrizeDusan Hanák嗄 government official in Czechoslovakia mistakenly believes he has cancer. He reasons his involvement in clandestine activities during the Stalin administration have fated him to die from a dreaded disease. He searches for inner peace as he feels the guilt of his past transgressions. This film tied for the Grand Prize at the Mannheim Film Festival in ①⑨⑥⑨.Slovak director Dusan Hanak was one of Czech cinema's brightest and best talents of the '⑥0s and '⑦0s, but because of censorship this was not manifest until the late '⑧0s. Dusan made an impact on the film world with his auspicious debut ③②② (①⑨⑥⑨). Though banned until ①⑨⑧⑧, when it was finally released, it earned international acclaim and the Grand Prix award at the Mannheim Film Festival. Hanak's sophomore effort, the documentary Obrazy Stareho SvetaImage of an Old World (completed in ①⑨⑦②), was also not released until ①⑨⑧⑧ and neither was his ①⑨⑧0 film Ja Milujem, Ty MilujesI Love You, You Love. Only Hanak's ①⑨⑦⑥ film Ruzove SnyRose-Tinted Dreams passed muster with censors and saw a timely release.
