The film received a screening at the San Francisco Film Festival on 5 May 2007, following an interview with Peter Morgan. International rights for North America and Australasia were purchased from Channel 4 International by The Weinstein Company in 2007, who sold it to American cable network HBO.
The film was shown at the San Francisco Film Festival on May 5, 2007, after an interview with Peter Morgan. In 2007, Channel 4 International sold international rights for North America and Australasia to The Weinstein Company, who then distributed it to American cable network HBO.