Sırrı Süreyya Önder talking to Gazete Duvar about the film stated that he was shaken and found it traumatic that Gülmen and Özakça were being woken up by guardians in prison checking on them and being asked "are you still alive?" every night, and said:
Sirri Sureyya Onderî derbarê film de ji Gazete Duvarê re axivî. Onderî diyar kir ku, hişyarkirin û kontrolkirina Gulmen û Ozakçayî bandoreke mezin li ser wî kiriye û got: