Mannheim-HeidelbergInternationalFilmfestivaddd　　YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)　　1969WonGrandPrize　　DusanHanák　　AgovernmentofficialinCzechoslovakiamistakenlybelieveshehascancer.HereasonshisinvolvementinclandestineactivitiesduringtheStalinadministrationhavefatedhimtodiefromadreadeddisease.Hesearchesforinnerpeaceashefeelstheguiltofhispasttransgressions.ThisfilmtiedfortheGrandPrizeattheMannheimFilmFestivalin1969.　　SlovakdirectorDusanHanakwasoneofCzechcinema'sbrightestandbesttalentsofthe'60sand'70s,butbecauseofcensorshipthiswasnotmanifestuntilthelate'80s.Dusanmadeanimpactonthefilmworldwithhisauspiciousdebut322(1969).Thoughbanneduntil1988,whenitwasfinallyreleased,itearnedinternationalacclaimandtheGrandPrixawardattheMannheimFilmFestival.Hanak'ssophomoreeffort,thedocumentaryObrazyStarehoSveta/ImageofanOldWorld(completedin1972),wasalsonotreleaseduntil1988andneitherwashis1980filmJaMilujem,TyMilujes/ILoveYou,YouLove.OnlyHanak's1976filmRuzoveSny/Rose-TintedDreamspassedmusterwithcensorsandsawatimelyrelease.