"This all converges into the film’s precise portrayal of the deterioration of the human spirit in times of hopelessness, blending bleak nihilism with stoic realism to create a vivid and disturbing account of post-war trauma"           

 -- Matthew J. JENNER, International Cinephile Society

"Baydarov has created a brave, critical film, scrubbing away nationalism to see what is left for day-to-day people after going through such difficult experiences."                                                                                                                                         

-- Redmond BACON, DMovies

"The magic of an impossible cinema, out of time and out of any practice, and perhaps for this very reason so pure, powerful, miraculous. Just abandon all resistance to its suggestions, its charm, its lyrics, and let yourself be gently carried away."     

-- Marco ROMAGNA, Quinlan

"Surviving isn’t living” and this is an important, universal message which Baydarov delivers throughout his film, and not too subtly, either. Here, Nagorno-Karabakh is a state of mind, a place of despair, a hell on Earth shared by the survivors of every war, whether they’re close to us or far from us. "                                                                                                                                 

-- Davide ABBATESCIANNI, Cineuropa

"Filmmaker Hilal Baydarov unveils a new dreamlike tale, a suffocating fable on the ravages of oil exploitation."

--- Theo METAIS, Cineman