 A movie adaptation based on the book is announced to star Indonesian actress Dian Sastrowardoyo.In August 2015, the German translation of "Amba," "Alle Farben Rot", was Number 1 on the Weltempfaenger list for the best international work of fiction translated into German.It has also appeared on the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's list of 8 Most Important Novels of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015, De Bild's Top 10 Books of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015, and the ORF Kultur (Austria)'s Top 10 List for November 2015.