Famous writer Alexander is very ill and has little time left to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take the boy home.
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
2001
• Nominated, Silver Condor
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Camerimage
1998
• Nominated, Golden Frog
Giorgos Arvanitis, Andreas Sinanos
Cannes Film Festival
1998
• Won, Palme d'Or
Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Unanimously.
• Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Theodoros Angelopoulos
São Paulo International Film Festival
1998
• 3rd place, Audience Award
Best Feature
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Thessaloniki Film Festival
1998
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Film
Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Supporting Actress
Eleni Gerasimidou
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Director
Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Screenplay
Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Music
Eleni Karaindrou
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Set Decoration
Giorgos Ziakas, Costas Dimitriadis
• Won, Greek Competition Award
Best Costume Design
Giorgos Patsas