The movie Burning Bush by Polish director Agnieszka Holland won six Czech
Film Critics awards at a ceremony in Prague on Saturday night. The movie,
focusing on the aftermath of the 1969 self-immolation of Jan Palach, won
the awards for best film, director, screenplay, cinematography, supporting
actress and music. Jiří Schmitzer received the prize for best actor for
his role in the film Like Never Before while Petra Špalková, who starred
in the same film, won the award for best actress. The award for best
documentary was handed out to the creators of Show!, a film depicting the
birth of a girls’ pop band.