written by Joanna Kos, Krzysztof Krauze directed by Krzysztof Krauze director of photography Krzysztof Ptak
Awards:
- Polish Film Festival, Gdynia- Award for Best Leading Actress (Krystyna Feldman), Award for Costume Design, Award for Editing (September 2004)
- Polish Eagle Award 2005 in categories: Best Cinematography, Best Set Design, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Leading Actress (Krystyna Feldman); Best Film
- Festival of the Film Art "Prowincjonalia" in Września- Award for Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman); Award for Cinematography (March 2005)
- "Film" Magazine Award - "Golden Duck" Award 2005 for Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman)
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - "Crystal Globe" Main Award; "Crystal Globe" Award for Directing; "Crystal Globe" Award for Best Actress (Krystyna Feldman); "Don Quichotte" Special Mention, International Federation of Film Clubs Award (July 2005)
- International Actors Festival in Kiev, Stozhary 2005 - Grand Prix (Krystyna Feldman) (October 2005)
- Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival in Athens, Greece - FIPRESCI Award (November 2005)
- Chicago International Film Festival, USA - Grand Prix "Golden Hugo"; "Silver Hugo" for Best Actor (Roman Gancarczyk) (October 2005)
- Optimistic Film Festival "Happy End" in Wrocław - Award in Feature Category (October 2005)
- Manila International Film Festival, Philippines - Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman) (October 2005)
- Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain - Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman) (October 2005)
- Denver International Film Festival, USA - Krzysztof Kieślowski Award (November 2005)
- International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage, Łódź - Mention at Polish Films Retrospective (December 2005)
- Pune International Film Festival, India - Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman) (January 2006)
- Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA - Hollywood Eagle Award (April 2006)
- Rabat International Amateur Film Festival, Morocco - Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman) (July/August 2006)
- Zimbabwe International Film Festival - Best Actress Award (Krystyna Feldman) (September 2006)
A story of the last ten years in the life of Nikifor - acclaimed self-taught painter. He painted using water colours on every available scrap of paper: notebook covers, cigarette boxes etc.
