The film premiered in May at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as the first Competition entry to be screened . It was the first Australian film In Competition at Cannes since '' Moulin Rouge ! '' ( 2001 ) . '' Sleeping Beauty '' was released in Australia on 23 June 2011 . It premiered in US cinemas on 2 December 2011 on limited release . Overall critical reception of the film has been mixed , rising to some approval through June 2016 , after circulation of the film on the festival circuit ; audience reception , on the other hand , has been weak ( less than a third of a sample of tens of thousands approving )
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)