The film received the Honorary Mention at Kettupäivät Film Festival in 2006 (a film festival held in Helsinki, Finland, which annually celebrates Finnish short films and documentaries). It was also the opening film at the International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana in Perm, Russia, in 2006. Another Russian film festival 'Meetings in Russia' chose the film to its Best Films of All Time -series in 2007.
The film was featured in 2007 in Variety, with a great review. As a result of this review, the president and CEO of the Universal Studios, Ron Meyer, personally asked for a copy of the film.