 The film—starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza—won the grand jury prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.It was also an official selection at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the Miami International Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, and the Pusan International Film Festival, as well as closing the Morelia Film Festival in Mexico.In May, 2008, the film was released by IFC Films, after which it received two Independent Spirit Awards nominations, for Best First Feature (for which Odell was nominated) and Best Screenplay.