This "accidental creation" not only garnered good notices, it also came out of nowhere to win the Venice Critics Week at the Venice Film Festival, as well as the award for best Taiwanese film at the Golden Horse Awards. It gave Cheng a lot of exposure within the film community.
這部「意外之作」不但成績斐然，更爆出冷門，獲得 2002 年義大利「威尼斯影展」的國際影評人週獎，以及該年度的金馬獎「年度最佳台灣電影」獎，讓鄭文堂在影壇一鳴驚人。