Festival director Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya said, "I was invited by the Iranian embassy to discuss the matter and we both came to mutual agreement that it would be beneficial to both countries if the film was not shown" and "It is a good movie in artistic terms, but we have to consider other issues that might arise here."
Festivalens chef Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya konstaterade att "I was invited by the Iranian embassy to discuss the matter and we both came to mutual agreement that it would be beneficial to both countries if the film was not shown" (översättning:"Jag bjöds in av den iranska ambassaden för att diskutera ärendet och vi kom fram till att det vore förmånligt för båda länderna om filmen inte visades") och "It is a good movie in artistic terms, but we have to consider other issues that might arise here."