A minority of reviewers find it to be a "fascinating picture of juvenile sociopathy" and the "theatre of cruelty" applied to youth. đźš« Legal and Distribution Status Due to its content, the film faces extreme restrictions:

The platform has become the de facto public archive for the film’s infamy—a place where new generations learn why this particular piece of 1970s cinema is not a forgotten gem, but a criminal record of an abused childhood.