Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - "Knife in the Water" an zabi shi a matsayin Mafi kyawun Fim na Harshe a 1963 Academy Awards
, fim din fim na farko na Poland don karɓar irin wannan sanarwa. "Lokaci" ya yi amfani da har yanzu daga fim din, tare da Umecka da Malanowicz a gefen sumba, a matsayin murfin fitowar da ke nuna fina-finai na duniya. Ya lashe kyautar FIPRESCI a cikin 1962 Venice Film Festival. An haɗa fim ɗin a cikin jerin fina-finai mafi kyawun fina-finai kuma an sanya shi a matsayi na 61 a cikin mujallar "Empire" ta "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" a cikin 2010.