The film won seven Ophir Awards,Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson, Rama Burshstein: A Window Into Her World, The Jewish Press, 6 December 2012 the Israeli equivalent of the American Oscars, including one for best director and one for best film. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, and Hadas Yaron won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. In September 2012, the film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
