Many Uyghur have been detained by Chinese authorities for owning copies of The 10 Conditions of Love which is considered "counter-revolutionary propaganda material" by the Chinese government. Several thousand copies of the film have been confiscated by Chinese authorities who perform regular checks at markets throughout Western China.
The 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival continued to screen this film despite strong protest from the Chinese government, China's removal of 7 Chinese films from the festival and death threats from Chinese citizens. For this decision the festival was honored with the Voltaire Award for free speech and praise from a number of international film festivals and film critics.
Director Jeff Daniels spent 7 years earning the trust of Uyghur exiles in New York and Rebiya Kadeer's family in Washington to gain exclusive access to her public and private life for the film.
During production of this film, Chinese embassies in Washington and Canberra and consulates in New York and Melbourne have repeatedly declined to respond to correspondence from the film's producers in relation to questions about Rebiya Kadeer.