 The film was released in South Korea on May 5, 2004.It didn't enjoy a particularly successful theatrical run; the total attendance figure of 284,872 ranked it 46th out of 75 domestic feature-length releases in the country in 2004.The film was screened alongside another South Korean film, "Oldboy", at the competition category of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time that two films from the country were in the competition simultaneously.