The French wartime drama received very positive reviews in the British press on its release during 2006:

"Techine is a director of great precision and his film is well made…this wartime story, culled from a novel, is as intriguing as anything he has done in recent years." The Evening Standard

"…it’s a perfectly decent story." The Guardian

"It’s a quietly effective drama, played out on a claustrophobically small stage." The Times