 The film was screened in the Toronto Film Festival in September 2007 and had its European premier as the opening film of Panorama Documente of the Berlin Film Festival also known as the Berlinale in February, 2008.At the latter festival the film won a special "Teddy".In a feature on the film titled " Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma risks personal safety to tell the stories of queer Muslims around the world" Cinemapolitica said, "Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma risks personal safety to tell the stories of queer muslims all over the world.