In a small community in the Danube Delta that wavers between old traditions and new material aspirations, a teenager, Ryna, pays a heavy price in a search of her own identity.
Annonay International Festival of First Films
2006
• Won, Audience Award
Ruxandra Zenide
• Won, Lycéens Jury Prize
Ruxandra Zenide
• Nominated, Grand Jury Prize
Ruxandra Zenide
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
2006
• Won, Golden Moon of Valencia
Ruxandra Zenide
Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans
2005
• Won, Le Reflet d'Or
Best Feature Film
Ruxandra Zenide
• Won, FIPRESCI Prize
Best Film
Ruxandra Zenide
Gopo Awards, Romania
2007
• Won, Gopos Award
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Dorotheea Petre
• Won, Gopos Award
Best Cinematography
Marius Panduru
• Nominated, Gopos Award
Best Directing
Ruxandra Zenide
• Nominated, Gopos Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Valentin Popescu
• Nominated, Gopos Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nicolae Praida
• Nominated, Gopos Award
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Aura Calarasu
• Nominated, Gopos Award
Best Editing
Ion Ioachim Stroe
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
2005
• Won, Special Prize of the Jury
International Competition
Dorotheea Petre (Actress)
• for her performance.
• Won, Special Prize of the Jury
International Competition
Ruxandra Zenide
• Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
International Competition
Ruxandra Zenide
• Nominated, Main Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg
International Competition
Ruxandra Zenide
Montréal World Film Festival
2005
• Nominated, Golden Zenith
Ruxandra Zenide
Romanian Union of Filmmakers
2007
• Won, Romanian Union of Filmmakers Award
Best Actress (Premiul pentru interpretare rol principal feminin)
Dorotheea Petre (Actress)
• Also for The Way I Spent the End of the World.
Swiss Film Prize
2006
• Nominated, Swiss Film Prize
Best Film (Bester Spielfilm)
Ruxandra Zenide
Transilvania International Film Festival
2005
• Won, Best Debut in Romanian Film
Dorotheea Petre (Actress)