The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2008. Shortly after it was announced Sony Pictures Classics had acquired distribution rights to the film. The film went on to premiere at SXSW on March 9, 2008. and the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2008. The film was released in a limited release in the United States on July 13, 2008. The film had its Latin American premiere at the Mar del Plata Film Festival on November 6, 2008. and the European Premiere at the Hamburg Film Festival in September 2009.Filmfest Hamburg 2019 Retrieved July 10, 2021.
