'' Man Bites Dog '' was screened at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival where it won the International Critics ’ Prize , the SACD award for Best Feature and the Special Award of the Youth for directors Rémy Belvaux , André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde . The film 's controversial content and extreme violence was off-putting to some viewers , and resulted in the film being banned in Sweden . In 2003 , the video was banned in Ireland
1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Man Bites Dog (film)