The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 2012. It was released in Germany by Koch Media in 2013. Other distributors are: Pretty Pictures (France, theatrical), Sony Pictures Classics (USA, theatrical), Wild Bunch Benelux (Netherlands, theatrical), The Match Factory (Non-USA, all media) and Soda Pictures (UK, all media). It has been shown at several film festivals:
| Country | Release Date | Film Festival or full release | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 31 August 2012[20] | Venice Film Festival | |
| USA | 15 September 2012[20] | Telluride Film Festival | |
| Poland | 28 November 2012[20] | Filmy Swiata ale kino+ Festival | |
| Iceland | 29 November 2012[20] | Fully | |
| Italy | 6 December 2012[20] | Fully | |
| Netherlands | 26 January 2013[20] | International Film Festival Rotterdam | |
| Sweden | 30 January 2013[20] | Goteborg International Film Festival | |
| Belgium | 6 February 2013[20] | Fully | |
| France | 6 February 2013[20] | Fully | |
| Serbia | 23 February 2013[20] | Belgrade Film Festival | |
| Sweden | 8 March 2013[20] | Fully | |
| Netherlands | 16 May 2013[20] | Fully | |
| Spain | 21 June 2013 in festival,[21][22] as of 28 June 2013 at movie theaters[20] | Festival Internacional de Cinema de València – Cinema Jove (Valencia International Film Festival – Youth Cinema)[22][23] | |
| UK | 19 July 2013[14] | Fully | |
| Germany | 25 July 2013 | Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival[24] | |
| Germany | 15 August 2013[20] | Fully |
Other screenings include as the opening film of the 6th Gulf Film Festival in Dubai (11–17 April) and at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (21/25 April).[14] The film was scheduled to be released on DVD in February 2014.[25]
