Helena Třeštíková documentary “Anny” wins Munich film festival award

The feature-length documentary film “Anny” by Czech director Helena Třeštíková was awarded the competition prize of the Munich film festival Dok.fest on Sunday evening.

Třeštíková’s time-lapse documentary depicts 16 years in the life of its eponymous protagonist, who starts working as a prostitute at the age of 46 to supplement her income as a public toilet attendant. “Anny” is set for release in Czech cinemas in June.