According to Jakubowicz, there were "bad reviews almost everywhere." The movie garnered a largely negative audience at the festival, some watchers throwing the vinyl records at the screen. According to Stewart, Golan was so distraught from this that after the festival, he considered killing himself by jumping off a hotel balcony.
As stated by Jakubowicz, the film received overwhelmingly unfavorable reviews across the board. The movie was met with a predominantly negative reaction from the audience at the festival, with some viewers throwing vinyl records at the screen. According to Stewart, Golan was deeply disturbed by this and subsequently considered taking his own life by jumping off a hotel balcony.