To the acting ensemble, unanimously.

Tied with Love and Diane (2002).

Tied with _Jeonjaeng geu ihu (2002)_.

Unanimously. For its cinematographic expression which relies more on images than on words in creating a young woman s portrait in search of inner peace, after having committed a crime.

For courage in raising an issue of burning relevance in a work of cinematic density.

For its sharpness of humanism and tolerance.

For the freshness and originality of its approach in depicting the social situation of women in Iran and developing a human portrait.