 It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Edmonton International Film Festival, the Mill Valley Film Festival, the Austin Film Festival, the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Virginia Film Festival, and the Denver Film Festival before opening on seven screens in the US on November 23, 2007.It grossed $76,214 on its opening weekend and eventually earned $898,786 in the U.S.

Rotten Tomatoes reported 86% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 92 reviews, while Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 78 out of 100, based on 33 reviews.A.O.