Mohel great amount of unnecessary pain to the newborn, cutting off the blood flow completely, which according to Jewish law is dangerous to the child and strictly forbidden, and also renders the "orlah" (foreskin) as cut prior to the proper ritual cut. Under Jewish law, a mohel must draw blood from the circumcision wound. Most mohels do it by hand with a suction device, but some Orthodox groups use their mouth to draw blood after cutting the foreskin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning in 2012 about the health implications of this practice, citing 11 cases of
What Is a Man Without a Moustache? in New York City on May 25, 2006. At the 53rd Pula Film Festival, the film won the Golden Gate of Pula award as the audience's favourite. At the same festival, Cvitešić won the Golden Arena award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Tamara Obrovac won the award for Best Music Score. In addition to winning at Pula, Cvitešić also won the Best Actress Award at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival. "What Is a Man Without a Moustache?" received generally positive reviews from critics. As of March 9, 2010, aggregate review website Metacritic registered a normalized rating of