In 1972, at the 5th All-Union Film Festival in Tbilisi, actor Adil Iskenderov was awarded the II prize for "best male character", actor Hasan Mammadov was awarded the prize for "best male role".
The film is based on real facts. Abbasgulu Bey Shadlinski, Karbalayi Ismail, and Gamlo are people who lived in real life.