Faraway, So Close! is the English title of In weiter Ferne, so nah!, a 1993 film by German director Wim Wenders, written by him, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Der Himmel über Berlin with which it shared lead actors Otto Sander and Bruno Ganz. The film won the Grand Prix du Jury and was nominated for the Palme d'or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... Wings of Desire is the English title of Der Himmel über Berlin, a 1987 film by the German-born director Wim Wenders. ... Otto Sander (born June 30, 1941) is a German movie, theater, and voice actor. ... â¶(?) (born March 22, 1941 in Zurich) is a Swiss actor. ... The Palais des Festivals (2000) The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival international du film de Cannes or simply le Festival de Cannes) is the worlds most prestigious film festival, first held from September 20 to October 5, 1946 in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of...