BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Tied with Spirited Away (2001).

Tied with Bloody Sunday (2002).

Especially for the children's acting.

This award goes to this work for the extraordinary bravery of both the filmmaker and the protagonist in revealing the previously hidden face of transsexuality in Iran and the accomplished realization of the story.

For his very professional and elegant portrayal of the absurdity and boredom of everyday life.

For its interest in the survivors of a Siberian gulag, and for a simple and thus forceful narrative style that sparingly and wisely combines images and sounds.

For its masterly achievement in using simple means to portray a profoundly moving relationship and evoking emotional warmth in the depressing environment of the two protagonists.

For its courageous subject matter and for its decision not to exploit its protagonists but rather have confidence in the reaction of the families towards the two protagonists.

To the creative ensemble of the film.

Tied with Guardian of the Frontier (2002).

Tied with Head käed (2001).