In 2008 this film was the opening film at DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, International 1001 Documentary Film Festival in Turkey, and DOCSDF: Mexico City International Film Festival. In 2009, the film was also the opening film at DokMa International Film Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. DOCSDF later chose it to its selection of all-time best documentaries. The film was shown at 120 festivals around the world.