Juraj Jakubisko for artistic achievement and received the Pribina Cross from the Slovak government, a special award given to those who have aided in the economic, social or cultural development of Slovakia. His next feature was "Post Coitum" (2004), a comedy about love starring Franco Nero. 2008 saw the release of "Bathory", starring Anna Friel as Elizabeth Báthory, a 16th-17th century Hungarian countess, often claimed to be one of history's most prolific mass murderers. She was reputed to have bathed in the blood of young Slovak women. Famke Janssen was originally cast in the title role. In addition to being Jakubisko's first
In Cold Blood Kate Colquhoun asserts that "the book – for which he made a reputed 8000 pages of research notes – is plotted and structured with taut writerly flair. Its characters pulse with recognisable life; its places are palpable. Careful prose binds the reader to his unfolding story. Put simply, the book was conceived of journalism and born of a novelist." The 2016 novel "In Colder Blood", by J. T. Hunter, discussed Hickock and Smith's possible involvement in the Walker family murders. Three film adaptations based upon the book have been produced. The first focuses on the details of the book, whereas