 The film appeared on some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008.Peter Rainer of "The Christian Science Monitor" named it the 6th best film of 2008, and Dennis Harvey of "Variety" named it the eighth best film of 2008.It received the Gopo Award for Best European Film in 2009, meaning it was the European film which achieved the best box office success in Romania in 2008.