The Sacrifice was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and received the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, the FIPRESCI prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
ðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æt ðə kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə ɡɹˈænd pɹˈiː spˈeɪʃəl dˈuː dʒˈʊɹɹi, ðə fɪpɹˈɛskaɪ pɹˈaɪz ænd ðə pɹˈaɪz ʌvðɪ ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəl dʒˈʊɹɹi.