In general, its visual style and technical achievements on such a low budget were praised, while its stilted dialogue and unoriginal storyline were criticised.
Critics praised her technical progress but were baffled by extraordinary nervousness which marred this debut, making it somewhat uncertain and stilted.
These include traditional stilted houses, western houses, modern dwellings, combined shops/houses (ruko), and even roadside shacksmany of which are unfinished works-in progress.