In 1997 , he starred in Gabriele Salvatores ' cyberpunk science fiction film '' Nirvana '' . The film tells the story of a virtual reality game designer , played by Lambert , who discovers that the main character of his game has achieved sentience due to an attack by a computer virus . The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival . It went on to win one and was nominated for eight David di Donatello Awards , nominated for best film at Fantasporto , won best director at Flaiano International Prizes , won three and was nominated for two Golden Ciak Awards , nominated for one Italian Golden Globe , and nominated for five awards of the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
Christopher Lambert