Burning Bush, Agnieszka Holland’s depiction of the aftermath of the
self-immolation of Jan Palach, swept the boards at the Czech Lion film
awards in Prague on Saturday night. The movie, originally a TV mini-series,
picked up a record 11 prizes, including Best Film, Best Director and Best
Screenplay. Zdeněk Tyc’s Like Never Before picked up the two main acting
prizes, Clownwise by Viktor Tauš took Best Supporting Actor and Crooks by
Sylvie Dymáková was named Best Documentary.