 Review aggregate Metacritic assigned the film 91/100 based on 26 critics, in which 24 are positive and 2 are mixed.On the review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 72 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 8.5/10.Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called it "for me the best film at Cannes 2004, a story vibrating with urgency and life.