Before the show was broadcast, it received international attention due to criticism in the Czech Republic, over its alleged trivialization of the suffering of real wartime survivors, including the title of the show describing the Protectorate as a "holiday". In response, Cejnkova stated that the program's creators were approaching the topic "with utter seriousness", had intended to open a discussion, and were "aware that it is controversial to return to so turbulent a period", adding that they believed "that it is correct to attempt to do this, providing that certain ethical rules and historical reality are observed."
