 Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions acquired United States distribution rights to the film and released it on October 26, 2007.The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 43% based on reviews from 65 critics, and a weighted average of 5.39/10.The website's critical consensus is, "Critics labeled "Bella" as a simplistic and mostly pedestrian, but positive word of mouth gave this tiny indie surprising theatrical legs."