Word premiere at the 60. mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica - la Biennale di Venezia 2003

Special Director's Award to Michael Schorr in upstream competition, Film Festival Venice Italy

14th International Film Festival (IFF) Stockholm Sweden

4 awards "The Bronze horse": best film, best debut, best script and best main leading actor (Horst Krause)

41st IFF Gijón Spain

3 awards: best film, best director and the best art direction

IFF Zagreb Croatia

26th Mostra IFF Sao Paulo Brasil

premiere in Germany at the 37th Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen