Die Mitglieder der Ökumenischen Jury (v.l.): Magali Van Reeth (Frankreich), Ruben Rosello (Schweiz), Maggie Morgan (Ägypten), Carlo Tagliabue (Italien, Präsident), Brigitta Rotach Schmid (Schweiz), Nicolae Dascalu (Rumänien)
for a film that is both vivid and visionary in its denunciation of a world in which there is an absence of hope and love.
for its artistic quality and the universalism of its story. The rhythms of swimming and the omnipresence of water give the film a contemplative flair, in which the rebirth of two men of different generations takes place. Forsaking the pressure to conform to the contemporary world – in this case achieving victory at any cost – the film highlights the importance of self-giving in order to attain the courage to face everyday life.