 "A" showed at the Berlin Film Festival, and "A2" won two prizes at the 2001 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.One particular scene from "A", in which a plainclothes policeman attacks an Aum follower who is then arrested for attacking the actual attacker (Mori was filming from a distance), sparked controversy among the audience watching the film.The footage was later introduced in court and the 'Aum attacker' was acquitted as a result.