The film, despite being from Denmark, had Danish subtitles because of the strong southern Jutland accent spoken by the actors in this film. This was to secure a wider and younger audience.
Selected as the second best Danish movie of the decade by the film critics of the Danish newspaper 'Information'. (Number one was Dogville (2003).)
Denmark's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).
The first and only debut film to receive The Nordic Council's Film Prize.