Question: Which director was politically motivated, Richard Pearce or Karel Kachyňa?
Context: The Little Mermaid ("Malá mořská víla") is a 1976 Czech film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the fairy tale of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen.  The voice actor for the mermaid in German was Irina Wanka. Noc nevěsty (translated as Night of the Bride; also known as The Nun's Night) is a 1967 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa adapted from a novel by Jan Procházka.  Set in a Moravian village in the early 1950s, a time of collectivisation as well as mass closures of monasteries and convents by the Stalinist regime, the film is an evocative critique of religious fanaticism and political ideology. Forbidden Dreams (Czech: "Smrt krásných srnců" ) is a 1986 Czech drama film directed by Karel Kachyňa.  It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.  The film was selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer.  In addition to feature films, he has directed made-for-TV movies and TV series. Jeish Muhammad (Arabic: جيش محمد الفاتح‎ ‎ Jaish Muḥammad al-fātiḥ, translation: "Army of Muhammad the Conqueror"; JM) is an Iraqi militant group that is both politically and religiously motivated.  It appears that the politically motivated faction within JM is primarily made up of Ba'athist, pro-Saddam for members of the regime, mainly from the Sunni region.  Many who enjoyed special status during the reign of Saddam were from Tikrit, which is in turn within an area of Iraq where the Arab population is mostly Sunni.  People who generally hold the ex-vice-president, Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri, in exceptionally high esteem were members of the security, intelligence and police forces from the previous government. Fetters (Czech: "Pouta" ) is a 1961 Czech drama film directed by Karel Kachyňa.  It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Love Between the Raindrops () is a 1979 Czech comedy film directed by Karel Kachyňa.  The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Ucho ("The Ear") is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1970.  This film was banned by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces).  It wasn't released until late 1989, around the time of Czechoslovakia's first democratic elections in over 40 years. Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director.  His career spanned over five decades.  Kachyňa was part of the Czech wave of liberal filmmakers in the 1960s which included Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel.  He was married to Alena Mihulová.  They had one daughter, Karolína, together.  He was born in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia and died in Prague, Czech Republic. Jan Novák (8 April 1921, Nová Říše – 11 November 1984, Neu Ulm) was a popular Czech composer of classical music.  Novák was primarily active in the 1960s and composed the music for several films of Karel Kachyňa.  Novák also composed music for the films of animators Jiří Trnka and Karel Zeman, the leading figures of the Czech animated film, as well as for "Wir" (1982, TV film) (based on "We", the 1921 Russian novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin).
Answer: Karel Kachyňa