The film was picked specifically by Martin Scorsese for the World Cinema Foundation 's first release .
The film was was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and at Djemaa el - Fna square in Marrakesh , Morocco .
The film was picked specifically by Martin Scorsese for the World Cinema Foundation 's first release and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and at Djemaa el - Fna square in Marrakesh , Morocco .