 In the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it received a score of 92% with a certified "Fresh" rating with the consensus being that "Ham Tran's ambitious film proves to be extremely powerful due to stunning photography and passionate performances" and is currently ranked 27th in the Top 100 Best Movies of 2007.Matt Zoller Seitz of "The New York Times" remarked that the director "achieves the impossible" and called it a "tearjerker".